[TheList] Internet linked PRS in CHCH?

Fri Apr 27 17:06:41 AEST 2012

Indeed...

The original reason I put the scanner back in the car was to see what 
was happening on the repeaters these days.

Mid nineties or there abouts when I last regularly carried a scanner 
they was a lot more Ham activity on 2m and 432.

I've just passed the exam to try and rectify some of the dead air, but I 
understand Ham numbers are about 1/2 what they were in 1990.  From what 
I've heard on the scanner CB and its replacement PRS has had a similar 
decline.

I'm sure there are lots of different contributors to that, but as 
someone who has just researched Ham and NZART branch clubs I'd have to 
say some of the blame for the ham decline lies with the 'old guard' 
attitudes that seem to exist in the hobby.

Cheers, Me.

On 27/04/2012, at 17:27, "Denis Dawson" <ddawson at xnet.co.nz> wrote:

> Same on the Ham repeaters, they are very quiet these days.
>
> Denis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz
> [mailto:thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz] On Behalf Of Chris Hellyar
> Sent: Wednesday, 25 April 2012 7:37 p.m.
> To: thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
> Subject: Re: [TheList] Internet linked PRS in CHCH?
>
> Arrrr,
>
> Thanks, that sorta makes sense, if you were one of the parties you need to
> use your call sign more often. :-)
>
> Following on from that...   Are many people using PRS as a 'hobby' radio
> platform?
>
> 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.
>
> Cheers, Chris H.
>
>
> 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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