"M.S." wrote in message
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However, I find the same thing on the local repeaters when I pass through,
although I maintain up-to-date programming in my radio and I can hear the
repeaters unkey, I don't get any answers to my calls. So it's not just
simplex.

M

I have noticed the same thing about repeaters when traveling. On one
occasion, I was persistent and a local came back and sed "Lots of folks here
sonny, we just don't have the time to entertain travel folks, Mostly we talk
about corn prices and hog disease."

And I am aware of some Mom and Pop repeaters -- set up for them and they
never answer others.

CL