Coordinators have tools they use, guidelines, that they reference and follow to make determinations regarding the suitability of frequencies for use at designated sites. Of course, things like antenna height and ERP will figure. Therefore, coordination is more of an analog process than a digital one, and it takes a bit more reasoning than just following a logical flow chart to perform good coordination. The coordinator is not there to limit the availability of pairs on any band in any given area. Rather, he will perform his duty to accomodate all applicants as best he can based on application data specific to the proposed installation. What can not be coordinated at one site, may possibly be coordinated at another site.
Clubs and repeater groups are formed by people, and they can split and even have sub-groups. Why, there are even individuals who are people. (hi hi!) All these people may not want to march to the beat of one drummer. Some groups are loaded with nay sayers. Some groups are progressive and are forward thinking. Some groups just want an autopatch repeater. Some want to monitor a quiet channel. Some want a drive time only repeater. Some groups want RF links, while others don't. Some want EchoLink, and some want IRLP. Some people just want to think for themselves, and not be limited to the dictates of the only repeater god or group in town. Yes. Some just want their own repeater. There are as many opinions as there are people, and not all opinions are true and correct. However, people do have a right to their opinion, and they have a right to apply for their chance to be coordinated. 73, Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Mowery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Re: snide remarks (and using CTCSS) <snip> North Carolina has many more repeaters than they have users. It seems like everyone wants to put up a repeater just so they can have their call on it. In order to do that the coordinators are pushing to use any means they can to creat more ways to do that. I have not been in other states so I can not say if it is that way or not, but I just can not see the need for some cities to have 10 to 15 repeaters on the 2 meter band and that many more on 440. KU4PT Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
