bill Croghan wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>snip<<<<<<<<<<<< > > I believe the issue should be the AUTOMATIC retransmission, rather than the > content. From the quote below, it appears National Weather service is > permitted, but is it permitted to be done automatically without an amateur > radio > operator controlling the transmission? > If not, then it's time for a rule change petition, to include Amber Alerts > which are going to be included with many NWS transmissions in the near future. > Perhaps a ruling change that would permit anything sent by the EAS system > EXCEPT > required weekly and monthly tests. > I know repeaters can be on automatic, but can the retransmissions of other > services that are permitted by 97.117 be automatic? > > Bill Croghan, CPBE, WB0KSW > Co-Chair, Las Vegas Area EAS system > Chief Engineer, > KOMP/KXPT/KENO/KBAD > Lotus Broadcasting, Las Vegas, NV >
There should definitely be means of controlling it, remotely if an unmanned site. I think this falls under 'ancillary communications', and doesn't qualify for automatic operation, just like autopatch. -- Jim -------- "The higher you are, the harder it is to pump." -Cleveland Mayor Jane Cambell, after the big black-out of 2003 Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
