This is a common question asked by hams, new and experienced alike: where is everybody. When you turn on the local 2 meter repeater, more often than not it’s nothing but crickets. I’m sure you can relay the stories about how the repeaters would be active 24/7 there would always be someone on and willing to talk. But now a days it seems like just the opposite. Why is this? I’m going to explore this topic a bit and give my opinion to why we don’t hear the activity we used to.

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