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- From: steve@presoft.com (Steve Kohlenberger)
- Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
- Subject: Re: diy uncoordinated repeater
- Message-ID: <7i2LwB2w165w@presoft.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 11:33:53 PST
- References: <1992Dec29.203615.8220@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- rcanders@nyx.cs.du.edu (Rod Anderson) writes:
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- >
- >
- > Thanks to the improvements in technology there is no longer any reason
- > for repeaters to not share frequency pairs. To set up a uncoordinated
- > repeater I would suggest the doing the following:
-
- Great idea. (being an almost newcommer, I can say this)
-
- [snip]
-
- > 1. If you think that a repeater frequency pair is under used set up a
-
- [snip]
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- > 2. Set up your repeater on this frequency. It will be necessary to
-
- [snip]
-
- > 3. Check with a lawyer, I don't think that a state court would have
- > jurisdiction, the FCC preempts local laws, but find out first. Then
- > if you are sued in a state court you can clam that they don't have
- > jurisdiction on the matter.
-
- Any legal types out there that can shed some light on the subject?
-
- Any sue types out there that would want to retaliate to such a use
- on 'their' exclusive frequency? Your defense posture?
-
- > 4. Send a petition to the FCC to require repeaters to share
- > frequencies as much as possible. Also lobby the ARRL and the local
- > coordinator to not have frequency assignments exclusive.
- >
- > Only share the frequency of the private ego repeaters which have _VERY_
- > little traffic. If all the frequency pairs are used up and they all
- > are used heavily then don't try the above.
- >
- > Rod Anderson N0NZO rcanders@nyx.cs.du.edu
-
- Steve
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- Steve Kohlenberger, PreSoft Architects Internet: steve@presoft.com
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