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color=#0000ff size=2>The problem with voice alert is the stations who turn on
the PL, but never listen. There's several here in St. Louis who are guilty
of it, even i have been (turned the volume down because the BRRRRRPPP! gets
annoying when you KNOW who it is and KNOW they're not
listening).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>It's a good idea, but maybe only for long
drives???</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org
[mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Wes Johnston,
AI4PX<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 11, 2007 9:05 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
bruninga@usna.edu; TAPR APRS Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [aprssig] Voice
Aert redux<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>I have made more contacts that I can remember over voice alert. The
last was a VE3 station travelling near savannah GA in the opposite direction as
me. Neither one of us knew any local repeaters so we just exchanged names
and destinations before getting too far apart. But it is _always_ exciting
to hear the brrrrrappppp on some long stretch of road. </DIV>
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<DIV>Wes<BR><BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 2/11/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Robert
Bruninga</B> <<A href="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu">bruninga@usna.edu</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
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>... (has *anyone* ever made a random voice alert contact?<BR>> > It
seems... easier to work... DX than... another APRSuser. <BR>><BR>> I
have made two or three -- in the past -- oh -- say -- 6<BR>> or 8
years! Lee Dahlen was one, Bob Bruninga was another.<BR>> And in
the middle of nowhere, too!<BR><BR>That's the joy of APRS Voice
Alert. If someone is there and <BR>within 2 or 3 miles of you, you
cannot miss the opportunity for<BR>a live simplex
QSO.<BR><BR>CAVEAT: As long as some fool in the area is not running
it 24/7<BR>from a basestation which causes everyone in that area to
turn <BR>their volume down so that they don't have to hear his
24/7<BR>false-alarms... In that case, its back to normal mobile
ham<BR>radio... Ships passing in the night with no comms...<BR><BR>We have
such a signal in Washington DC... Voice Alert packets <BR>are on,
but no one home (listening)... I turn down my volume<BR>and then
forget for days to bring it back up.<BR><BR>Like we say, it only takes a few
un-informed individuals running<BR>it from base stations or 24/7 parked cars
to wipe out Voice <BR>Alert in an area.<BR><BR>Bob,
Wb4APR<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>aprssig
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clear=all><BR>-- <BR>In theory there is no difference between practice and
theory. <BR>
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