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To be honest I hear a lot more ragchewing on the local repeaters than on HF. On HF it's just people trading 5/9s and signing off for the next contact (and as I
by GekkePrutser 6y ago
To be honest I hear a lot more ragchewing on the local repeaters than on HF. On HF it's just people trading 5/9s and signing off for the next contact (and as I find contesting really boring I stay away from HF for that reason :) ). I also don't understand why HF operators always say 5/9 when the signal is clearly nowhere near that good.
- Mister_X 6y agoHere in N. California 2 Meters is king, and we have local and linked repeaters, but mostly they are quiet save for the weekly nets, and I'm fine with that. Since we reside in a rural and coastal/mountainous County, what usually happens is Hams will set up QSO's on "open" frequencies and chat there to keep the repeaters clear for emergency use. So they either call on 146.520 simplex or jump on a repeater and connect, then go to their other frequency to chat. Aside from not have many privileges on HF, I avoid it, too much Noise as far as I'm concerned, and I mean the Hams.