John next time you give something like echolink or irlp a try you might
think about getting an old commercial radio. I think they are made to stand
up  to the usage that they will get.  Something like a G.E. or Motoroal.  By
just having one frequency it is a lot easier to program them. Something else
that I have had good luck with is I have a computer, old 300 kHz, that run
echolink and nothing else.  I did it this way so I would not have any
conflicts with other program.  Thought I would give you something to think
about on a cold winter day.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: Open repeater


> Same here, even simplex frequencies, as I learned when I was setting up my
> link, more then I thought are in use, I was very surprised. If I do set up
> my link again, it will be with a Kenwood TM-271 and my old ringo ranger
> antenna more then likely but I probably won't set that back up, I lost too
> much money in radios that just couldn't do what I wanted when I was doing
> that before, I don't like echolink anyway, I just wanted to put something
up
> and forget it and I haven't yet been able to do that. I might think about
it
> again though this summer or something, we'll see. Had it worked I think I
> could have had fun with it. I'm thinking about, if I don't use the 706
> mobile, probably the TM-271A, it's not as accessible as I'd like but with
> some reconfiguring of settings in the software, I can make it accessible
> enough. Maybe when I get the credit card bill down some I'll make more
> decisions in both departments.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Kwan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 1:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Open repeater
>
>
> > If you use a half decent vertical and at least twenty-five watts you
> > should
> > have some good coverage. If I was to run a link station I'm reasonably
> > confident of my range so I think it would work fine. I would probably
have
> > the station set up on an abstract frequency that people haven't really
> > heard
> > of. Not to deny access to the general public but vhf and uhf is really
> > cluttered here in Ontario that in order not to bother others you'd have
to
> > find something out of the way.
>