As different councils have different policies, you should ask these questions of them. Some councils have a process for callsign update, others may require a new application. Depending on where you are, getting assigned a repeater pair and having the resources and skill to implement in the required time are critical factors.
On May 21, 2009, at 7:38 PM, fb38052286 wrote: > > > I know that with a D-star repeater, the repeater cannot have the > same callsign as the owner's and one needs to get a frequency pair > from the repeater council. I read over the application from the > repeater council's site and it asks for the repeater's callsign. > Should I get a callsign for the repeater from the fcc first, then > apply with the repeater council? Also, should I have all the > equipment gathered for the repeater and it ready to go before doing > this or can it be done ahead of time. I know that the RC gives you a > six month period to get the repeater online, but I'm not sure if > there's something similar with the fcc. If anyone has done this > before, what kind of things will the fcc ask? If anyone has a link > to the application/information page for the fcc to get a callsign > (hopefully vanity) for an upcoming D-star repeater, that would be > very helpful for me. I tried looking but didn't find what I was > looking for. > > Thanks. > John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE [email protected] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
