I received several emails from radio amateurs asking why the audio suddenly fall away after 15 minutes on the 145.550 Mhz Simplex Link. A previous article in this regard refers.
"I would once again like to remind my fellow radio amateurs of the
fact that the GRHub Network is linked to several large networks world
wide. I still find that many stations are to "quick on the trigger".
For those who do not know what quick on the trigger means its quite
simple. Some repeater users do not leave at least a 6 second gap
between overs to allow the repeaters and links to "drop out" that are
connected to networks. We must allow the networks to reset other wise
the time out timers will cut the audio and you will not hear any audio
on repeaters or RF simplex links. This could lead to all sorts of
problems if radio amateurs start talking over each other. Not to talk
about leaving others in the cold or not allowing others to join the
conversation, just to mention a few issues.
It is thus good practice and amateur radio etiquette to leave a 6 second gap between overs.
Request: Please leave a large enough time gap between overs on any repeater, simplex frequency and for that matter any system, radio or network. You will not lose anything in doing just that."
