SR wrote in :

Hello I am a new ham and i have a friend in
Parkersburg, West Virginia. He has a 2 meter radio and echolink.

I do not have echolink.

Does anyone know of a repeater close to where I am, that I
would be able to hit with my 2 meter radio Radio Shack HTX 202 144-148
MHZ.

I live in Queens County NY.

Any information or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

73

Steven


I'd check with people on repeaters you can hear and ask them. Someone
should know unless they're also clueless no-coders. If all else fails,
you can take your HTX 202 back to Radio Shack and exchange blank stares
with the clerk.

SC

"Slow Code" wrote in message
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SR wrote in :
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I'd check with people on repeaters you can hear and ask them. Someone
should know unless they're also clueless no-coders.
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SC

Usually the no-code techs have a better idea as to how echolink and IRLP
work than most of the old-timers, because it is the only way that they can
access "long distance" radio. Most of the old-timers don't consider it to
be "real" radio and as such, are often stuck in their ways and slow to
accept the new form of communication on the service.
It is similar to many of the other forms that were incorporated into amateur
radio and were slow to be accepted, such as SSB, SSTV, even ATV. I don't
think any of these are any less ham radio than CW is ham radio.

"Pat Stevens" wrote in
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"Slow Code" wrote in message
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SR wrote in
:
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I'd check with people on repeaters you can hear and ask them. Someone
should know unless they're also clueless no-coders.
snip
SC

Usually the no-code techs have a better idea as to how echolink and IRLP
work than most of the old-timers, because it is the only way that they
can access "long distance" radio. Most of the old-timers don't consider
it to be "real" radio and as such, are often stuck in their ways and
slow to accept the new form of communication on the service.


Echolink isn't real radio, it's Retard DX.

"No internet = The band ain't open." ROFL


It is similar to many of the other forms that were incorporated into
amateur radio and were slow to be accepted, such as SSB, SSTV, even ATV.
I don't think any of these are any less ham radio than CW is ham radio.


RTTY, SSTV, CW, AMTOR, PSK, PACKET, ATV, etc. are all real. No
internet required.

SC