[aprssig] Voice Alert

[Joseph M. Durnal]

Answering a few with this response.  One of the stations that wasn't
responding to me, or to messages was in Glen Burnie.  I have another here
in Frederick MD that doesn't respond either, and I get rejected on the
messages, and isn't even a valid call (I think I know who it is based on
the address though).  I try to send messages when I can, but usually, when
you are driving, it isn't always practical to send messages.  If you have
to send the message, it does kind of defeat the purpose.  I run a Kenwood
TM-D710GA.

J

On Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 12:37 PM Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:

> That is the #1 frustration of Voice alert.
> 1) People enabling it at home so they can hear mobiles coming through but
> then they are not in the shack 99% of the time and just frustrating others.
> 2) People who set voivcee alert and then turn the volume down! (or forget
> to turn it back up)
>
> This is ruining the advantage of VA.  You might try sending hem a message
> reminding them that they are not answering your VA calls and to check their
> volume?
> Or, if they are not mobile, send them a message asking them to disable VA
> when not at the operating position.
>
> Bob
>
> On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 11:43 PM Joseph M. Durnal <joseph.durnal at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm curious if anyone else is having the same trouble I am.  I'm really
>> thinking about giving it up.  My success rate with contacting stations with
>> strong packets on 144.39 with PL100 is pretty low.  I'm not talking about
>> never hearing anything (like when I'm in West Virginia), but when you hear
>> that strong packet, see the call sign 7 miles away, you call them, and,
>> nothing, no response.
>>
>> 73 de Joe, NE3R
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