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Some thoughts
It is interesting to note that our friends to the south have instituted a mandatory requirement for "all tone, all the time" on their repeaters. CTCSS or DCS will be required to transmit on all SERA-coordinated repeaters. This was done to alleviate interference. I would hope we don't do it here. Despite the very low cost of radios today (You can get an ICOM walkie with tone scan, LCD readout, 5 watts on transmit, a hundred memories, etc. for $114 brand new), there are some youngsters and some seniors on fixed income that cannot bear the expense of a new rig. Requiring a tone to access a repeater is not the only way to alleviate interference. There are other ways. Let's not get carried away! 73,
Mayer, W3GXK
The Baltimore Radio Amateur TV Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 5915 Baltimore, MD 21282-5915
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President: Ed Rosen, N3GXH
Vice President: Ian Millet, N3CVA
Secretary: Mayer Zimmerman, W3GXK
Treasurer: Les McClure, W3GXT
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BRATS Repeaters
BRATS Linked Repeater System:W3DID: 147.03+, 224.96-, 448.325-
BRATS Stand-alone repeaters:
443.350+, 224.80-
BRATS APRS Network Node:
W3GXT-2: 144.390 APRS
BRATS ATV Repeater System:
W3WCQ: inputs:426.25, 1253.25
outputs: 439.25, 911.25
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1301 Reisterstown Rd
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