LA echo 1 repeater.

[oldradioguy2010]

Any clue to the LA echo 1 repeater?
Can be heard strong in most of Ventura Co.
Channel 22.
Strong sig in inside the car on a HT rubber duck antenna.
Is this on Mt. Wilson or over LA somewhere?

DW
So. Cal

 

[K6GBW]

The LA Echo 1 repeater is primarily Spanish speakers. It’s exact location isn’t known, but it’s believed to be on Lukens, Harvard or Disappointment. The machine has been there a couple of years now and never ID’s with anything other than the LA Echo 1 thing, never any call letters. I very rarely will hear Spanish speakers on there, also no call signs. What can you say, this is GMRS is LA. The FCC doesn’t seem to care. I‘ve given up on GMRS repeater usage and just use it simplex.

 

[oldradioguy2010]

Thank you k6gbw.
All 3 of those site throws signals into Ventura County.
No wonder I pick them up on a simple ht on a rubber duckies. Inside my car too.
Great info.

DW
So. Cal

 

[oldradioguy2010]

So my next question, is this a pirate/bootleg transmitter?
It's so wide coverage that no one gets poped.

DW
So. Cal.

 

[K6GBW]

I really don’t think anyone knows. I tried to find out about a year ago but all I could learn was it was run by someone named Ramone. I’ve never heard a call sign of any type. I’ve listened, and with my meager Spanish skills I’ve been unable to hear calls signs. I believe it may also be linked to another repeater somewhere. My only real complaint with the thing is that it ID’s so often that it feels like they’re trying to run everyone else away. That, and if you’re going to ID then ID with a call sign. I don’t know if anyone has tried to report it to the FCC or not. I suspect that even if they did the FCC wouldn’t do anything. That frequency was co-opted by Kevin Bondy for years and nothing ever happened. LA is what I would call a non-permissive environment for GMRS repeaters. I have a GMRS base and a mobile in the car. I use it simplex only about to about 10-12 miles or so. Every time someone tries to put up an open repeater it is very quickly jammed and an assortment of radioactive Neanderthals come out of the woodwork.

 

[oldradioguy2010]

Ok. Just like any other band, bone heads find a open slot and start up.
Up here in Ventura after the Thomas fire, contractors got some barfing radios and worked our 440 machines.
Nothing happened.

DW
So.cal

 

[K6GBW]

I grew up in Ventura County so I'm very familiar. I still go out there a lot as I have family there and my best friend lives in Camarillo. I love that they have some linked repeaters that pretty much covers the county and there's aren't too many knot heads.

 

[oldradioguy2010]

Fine business. I work in Camarillo, leisure village.
Live in Oxnard.


DW
So. Cal.

 

[radioopperator]

Its believed to be on Lukins

 

[oldradioguy2010]

Thank you.

 

[oldradioguy2010]

Ok, try this again.
Thank you for your info Radiooperator.
Scanning and radio is a strange hobby.
But this is what I do. (HI hi)


DW
So. Cal.

 

[Peter_SD911]

I really don’t think anyone knows. I tried to find out about a year ago but all I could learn was it was run by someone named Ramone. I’ve never heard a call sign of any type. I’ve listened, and with my meager Spanish skills I’ve been unable to hear calls signs.

*LA Echo is a series of repeaters.
*Ramone is on the system, so is Miguel and Carlos Santana.
*They speak Spanish AND English, and some use call signs.
*About 50% in Socal speak or understand Spanish, while the others just use real time web translators to monitor and enjoy the LA Echo 1 repeaters.
*They find it funny that the English repeaters get jammed and all, they do is ask for radio checks ,and whine about the FCC.

Want to know more about LA Echo 1 ???
Just come up on the freq and ask! Say hi! Yes it's mostly Spanish, but they welcome Gringo's as long as you don't ask for endless radio checks.
No secrets here...just not giving out all the gory details , because some folks need to effort on their own.

Hint: They love long distance yagi simplex and make contacts on both sides of 725 i/o NO pl's.

Spanish 2-way is 100 times more entertaining AND I see a lot of the same posters here and on Echo1 system.

Scan Sexy Amigo