Being an RF guy, and not an IT guy, I feel your pain. I have had a VHF P25 only Quantar on the air for a number of years. It remains unused. Even the Analog repeaters are not near as busy as the used to be, even in a county of 150K. Linking said repeater would certainly foster some activity, at the least. Back in the olden days, you could always find an “Elmer”’, but those are a vanishing breed.
B. John
KE5PL