[TheList] Internet linked PRS in CHCH?

Thu Apr 26 18:07:29 AEST 2012

On 25/04/2012 7:37 p.m., Chris Hellyar wrote:
> Arrrr,
>
> Thanks, that sorta makes sense, if you were one of the parties you 
> need to use your call sign more often. :-)
Fortunately i was not one of the partys,

>
> Following on from that...   Are many people using PRS as a 'hobby' 
> radio platform?
a while ago channel 6 had a repeater on it in christchurch 
http://prs6.yolasite.com is the historical information. mostly its road 
crew during the day with a bit of telemitary on 23 and eqc on 22 i think 
it was.
>
> I've been carrying the scanner in the car for a couple of months and 
> have only once or twice heard anything like the CB rag chewing of old 
> on AM CB or PRS.
Channel one 476.42500 simplex  i think it is from memory is the local 
chat channel at the moment for most of christchurch.
> Cheers, Chris H.
hope that info is of use,
>
>
> On 25/04/12 19:14, Craig Molloy wrote:
>> On 23/04/2012 11:16 p.m., Chris Hellyar wrote:
>>> Hi folks...
>>>
>>> Bit of random from this evening's drive across town.
>>>
>>> I heard some folks talking on a PRS channel that at one point was 
>>> linked to Aussie.
>>>
>>> ( Didn't note which channel, small scanner screen busy traffic )
>>>
>>> This was around the Birmingham drive/Annex road area of town.  I've 
>>> previously heard folks around that area of town rag chewing so it's 
>>> not the normal company short-haul chatter I head on PRS.
>>>
>>> Just curious as PRS seems to be dead for hobbyists.  Be interesting 
>>> to see a simplex relay node or repeater pop up, could give it a shot 
>>> in the arm, so to speak.
>>>
>>> Cheers, Me.
>> Hi at the time this was being broadcast over air i can confirm it 
>> wasnt linked to anything etc, just a re-broadscast of a current 
>> conversation being had on amateur freq's, hope that helps with your 
>> quest for info. 
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