AndyOnTheRadio Posted Wednesday at 10:10 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 10:10 PM I was granted access to a repeater in my area. It comes through loud and clear. But what I notice is that there are check-ins from people 3-4 states away. I thought this was just a local repeater. I have reached out to the owner, but have not heard back. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socalgmrs Posted Wednesday at 10:38 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 10:38 PM So 1st if it’s linked it’s against the rules. (Let’s not get into this again). 2nd how big are the states? I’m in California and can talk to Nevada and Arizona on one repeater. It has a radius of well over 200 miles. 3rd how far are you from the repeater? What radio are you using? What antenna are you using? Do you have line if sight to the repeater? 4th the best way to learn about a repeater is to be patient and wait to hear back from the owner. SteveShannon, WSEZ and WRUU653 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRHS218 Posted Wednesday at 10:39 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 10:39 PM It is probably a linked repeater. If you don't hear from the owner you could try to figure out where the folks are that you hear checking in and see if you can find the repeater they are using. Or you could ask someone who is checking in what system they are on. They may or may not answer since linking is a touchy subject these days. Socalgmrs, WSEZ and WRUU653 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyOnTheRadio Posted Wednesday at 11:04 PM Author Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:04 PM 25 minutes ago, Socalgmrs said: So 1st if it’s linked it’s against the rules. (Let’s not get into this again). 2nd how big are the states? I’m in California and can talk to Nevada and Arizona on one repeater. It has a radius of well over 200 miles. 3rd how far are you from the repeater? What radio are you using? What antenna are you using? Do you have line if sight to the repeater? 4th the best way to learn about a repeater is to be patient and wait to hear back from the owner. I may have used the wrong terminology. Perhaps the repeater goes farther than I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socalgmrs Posted Wednesday at 11:05 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:05 PM There is really no way of knowing until your able to talk to users or owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleYoda Posted Wednesday at 11:29 PM Report Share Posted Wednesday at 11:29 PM I know the one Andy's referring to. It is the one that's linked nationally (and was the focus of my Linking is back thread before it got derailed with "meaningless jibber jabber"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRXB215 Posted Thursday at 01:39 AM Report Share Posted Thursday at 01:39 AM There may be some people still using nodes. If that is the case, they could be anywhere there is Internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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