![]() ![]() Most of the time it doesn’t get used at all because of the simplex limitations. If they loosened up the restrictions on who you can talk to, many more people would become enticed into the hobby.īecause I have no one worth talking to, I’m stuck with simplex MURS or FRS. Ham radio is dead because there is no one useful to talk to. Eventually if they want to talk to others, they can get licensed and have the ability to register other users. It would create more interest.Īll registered users that aren’t licensed would get their own call signs. We could use local repeaters on camping trips or road trips when traveling in separate cars. Someone like myself can get licensed and register another person as a Registered User” like a wife or friend or neighbor that doesn’t want to go through the hassle of getting licensed. If the rules were different and it only involved one licensed individual talking in a conversation, then there would be more users. Every conversation goes exactly like the one I described above. I don’t want to get licensed just to have small talk with a stranger. It’s dying because not many people want to go through all the trouble to get licensed to have no one to talk to. I used to have some other unrelated radio years ago. What radio are you using? That’s a good radio. “How is the weather where you are it? It’s cold here. Then some other guy will get on, give his call sign and now the watching of paint dry begins. After maybe an hour or so, the call sign will be repeated. Based on what I hear, I will probably just remain a listener.
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