--- In [email protected], "fb38052286" <fb38052...@...> 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.
>
Apply for a club call through ARRL or W5YI. Then use that call to fill out your
coordination paperwork. You will need to have a site selected and committed
before submitting your coordination.
