[amsat-bb] Terrible Repeater QRM on AO-92 at 15:40z

[Bob Liddy (K8BL)]

 Mike,
First....  With the WX now being FB, I'm making some sketchy plans   to get out of home confinement and do some roving. But, with all the   craziness on the FM birds I keep hearing about, I will probably plan   most of my activity on the Linears. It would really tick me off to spend   the time and money to activate some juicy Grid on FM only to be QRM'd   into a waste of effort.
Second...  Sorry to hear about the radio problems in your area. It must be    awfully frustrating for the Hams that spent the time and effort to put capabilities   on the air and be unable to use them properly. I'm the License Trustee of   three Repeaters for our Club. If I was to ever hear any of them being used   improperly, they'd be switched off immediately and continuously until the   abusers went away. They would NOT be taking over OUR facilities!!
GL/73,   Bob  K8BL

    On Thursday, May 21, 2020, 01:11:20 PM EDT, Michael Walker <va3mw at portcredit.net> wrote:  
 
 So... not to sound like I don't care, I really do.
But, there isn't anything you can do about it unless you capture the person with video with the mic in their hand.  
Here in Toronto, several of us have spent thousands of hours chasing people.  We even have video of a guy in his living room doing it.  I had Industry Canada and the RCMP (since it was a Federal Offense) on the street with us.  They agreed, he was breaking the law.  To which they both said, so what.  I have other more important cases and this is just a hobby.  If you catch in interfering with health or safety, call us back.
And, with that. FM, DSTAR and DMR are about dead in Southern Ontario.   And, there are a lot of hams here.  The population is about 11 million.  
The best solution.  Give up on FM and move to a Linear bird.  Invest in it and you'll love the difference.  For myself and my friends, FM, DSTAR and DMR are dead.   I do HF and weak signal SSB, CW, etc.  Way more satisfying than the CB crap we are hearing now.  
Ok, off soapbox.  Flame retardant suit is on.
Mike va3mw
On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 12:23 PM Bob Liddy (K8BL) via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

 Roy,
Nice capture.  Their accents sound like New Englanders.
de  Bob  K8BL

    On Thursday, May 21, 2020, 12:12:46 PM EDT, Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:  

 >
> Yes, terrible QRM during this pass. Have recording as well but no call
> signs from repeater chatter. Cal / N3CAL


 https://youtu.be/4439iHT4vtM

--Roy
K3RLD
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