I don't think most repeaters with auto patch, when I got in to ham radio
would let you make long distance calls and I know the one that still has it
can do it but I think they have unlimited long distance now though I'm not
sure exactly how. It sounds pretty clear though and around here standard
phone lines always have a buzz so I'd say it's probably some sort of voip
phone system they're using.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harry Brown" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: Third party rules.
> Hi John and all,
> Very interesting, about auto patch!
> We, in our area, had a horrible problem, and we finally stopped it, but =
> people were making long distance calls on the thing, and oh the phone =
> bills! We thought we had it settled, to where if someone made a long =
> distance call, they'd pay their portion of the bill, and well, they =
> didn't, and boy were we on the short end. Needless to say, that was done =
> away with.
> The other thing is, these days, folks are using cell phones, and not =
> auto patches, at least not in our area.
> Trippy, ac8s
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: John Miller=20
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 11:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Third party rules.
>
>
> There's only one repeater I know of in my area with auto patch anymore =
> and=20
> each club member who chooses to, can pretty much only call home or =
> whatever=20
> emergency number they designate. Other than the amateur radio news =
> line=20
> every week, I don't think that auto patch has been used for anything =
> else in=20
> 7 or 8 years at the least, maybe more than 10.
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 6:44 PM
> Subject: Re: Third party rules.
>
>
> > There was a time when we had to do that too. There was at least one =
>
> > person
> > who was bringing up the autopatch without identifying himself and =
> placing
> > calls to either long distance or 976 numbers. I had to bring down =
> the=20
> > patch
> > a few times myself when he did that, or tried to. The club =
> eventually
> > blocked most of these numbers as well as long distance numbers, and =
> when
> > someone would try to do that, they would get a response in code, =
> "SRI,"
> > which I believe is an abbreviation for sorry.
> > Harvey
> > ----- Original Message -----=20
> > From: "COLLEEN ROTH" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 4:43 PM
> > Subject: Re: Third party rules.
> >
> >
> >>i have to say that there can be as many flaky people on the low =
> bands as=20
> >>on
> >>UHFSTVHF.
> >> Not all poor operators are on UHFSTVHF.
> >> Colleen Roth, N8TNV;
>
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