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AND YOU WONT FIND MANY HAMS USING THAT TERMINOLOGY IN POLITE COMPANY.  THE
MORE COMMON MONIKER IS PL, WHICH IS AN ACRONYM FOR PRIVATE LINE.  BOTH PL
AND PRIVATE LINE ARE TRADE NAMES BELONGING TO THE MOTOROLA CORPORATION.  PL
BECAME PART OF GENERAL HAMSPEAK IN THE EARLY 70S WHEN FM REPEATER SYSTEMS
BEGAN POPPING UP LIKE MUSHROOMS.  AT THE TIME, HAMS ASSEMBLED REPEATERS
FROM SURPLUS TWO WAY RADIO EQUIPMENT.  THESE WERE TRANSCEIVERS THAT HAD
SEEN DUTY IN POLICE CRUISERS, TAXIS AND OTHER VENUES.  MANY OF THE HAMS WHO
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BUILT THESE FIRST REPEATERS WORKED IN THE TWO WAY RADIO INDUSTRY.  THEY
WERE VERY FAMILIAR THE MOTOROLAS PRIVATE LINE TECHNOLOGY AND ADAPTED IT FOR
THEIR AMATEUR REPEATER SYSTEMS.  THEY DIDNT SAY, IVE ADDED A CTCSS TO THE
REPEATER.  INSTEAD, THEY DEFAULTED TO WHAT THEY KNEW BEST AND CALLED IT PL.
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300 B C JA2PAC 4,896 B C JH1OCC 3,852 B C JH1CML 2,112 B C VR2MX 84 B C JR1
NKN 968 C A JK3ZQJ 216 C A RN3QP 12,064 C B EX2X 7,280 C B VU2BGS 6,380 C B
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