Repeater Etiquette (037)

This video is addressing these very topics in this order.
This is not just my opinion on how things should be done. I studied the published "Repeater Etiquette" documents of several clubs, repeaters and the repeater-builder site to compile what I present in this video. And, yes, I did fold in my own experience both as a repeater user and as a member of the local club's repeater committee.

Time Markers for Your Convenience
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00:05 Introduction and Initial Comments
01:29 Why repeater etiquette?
01:59 What are the purposes for Repeaters?
02:02 Amateur Radio Community
02:36 Emergency Communications
03:06 Shared Resource
03:40 The "Annoyance Factor"
04:47 Stay Legal - FCC Part 97
05:15 The To DOs ...
05:18 Listen, listen, listen
06:09 Leave SPACE
07:14 It takes TIME
08:11 Shut off MUSIC in the Background
08:47 Language and the Repeater...
08:51 Use PLAIN English
09:43 PHONETICS use
10:40 Choice of WORDS
11:38 Private or Personal Information
11:59 The DON'Ts ...
12:07 Do NOT "KERCHUNK" the repeater
12:47 Do not use for TESTING, with one exception
13:42 Avoid CONFLICT
14:09 Do not call CQ
14:37 The "How to's"...
14:50 Three things we might do
15:29 Start a new Conversation
16:02 Calling someone specific
19:35 I want to talk to anyone listening
22:53 Joining an Existing Conversation
26:03 Testing ... getting a Signal Report
27:26 How do I communicate that I am done using the repeater?
28:35 Final Comments and Toodle-Oots
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