Well, if the repeater is up and abandoned why not use it? And if the owner does show up offer to help with the upkeep. That is if we are talking about an amateur repeater.
One of two things will happen, You will find out it is not abandoned, In which case maybe just support that repeater and it will get used, then you will not need to build one. Or you will confirm it is abandoned. In ether case sounds like you have a repeater that needs users and you do not need to build another. I did say need, want is a different animal and I tip my hat to anyone that wants to experiment and build systems. I do it for fun myself. I build them for others for the fun of building. I think the best advice was from Eric, go back to your co-coordinator and request another pair. Kevin King SCSA BSCIS ARS KC6OVD GMRS KAG0378 EIEIO 2722 Acworth Georgia -----Original Message----- From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Eric Lemmon Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 7:16 PM To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Illegal uhf repeater It may be a bit premature to label the repeater as "illegal" if all you have to go on is rumor. I am assuming that we're talking about Amateur Radio frequencies, not commercial. Did your local frequency coordinator assign you the frequency you want to use, not knowing that a repeater was already on that frequency, or did you select a frequency without running it by your coordinator first? Looking at the situation another way, have you reported the subject repeater to the coordinator, so that its status can be investigated officially? Is the subject repeater being used by anyone on a regular basis? Is it identifying in accordance with Part 97? I strongly urge you to NOT "just DF the transmitter and take it down," as you may quickly run afoul of the law. It may be better to just pick a different (and properly coordinated) frequency pair, and let the coordinator handle the allegedly abandoned repeater. 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY nebraska_ham wrote: > please help us and tell us how we should proceed. we are attempting to > put a uhf repeater on the air and someone is using the frequency we > intended to go on. the repeater has been abandoned as the repeater > owner moved away several years ago. i am guessing that we just df the > transmitter and take it down. attempts to find the repeater owner are > useless as he left the state years ago. we heard that the owner who > abandoned it is now on the west coast, there are a few rumors that he > is in the military out of country. advice is appreciated here since the > fcc is so useless. Yahoo! Groups Links 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/
