At 07:33 PM 1/20/2007, you wrote: >Remember - the FCC is the only >one with the authority to license use. These are >shared channels and we need to share them fairly.
<----Except there is continuing precedence that the "recognized" local coordinating group carries the full weight of the FCC's teeth, as the FCC almost always sides with the coordinating group. When push comes to shove, the "rogue" repeater operator WILL lose... To say that one should go ahead and do what they want regardless of the coordinating group's wishes is akin to saying one doesn't need to pay income taxes because the 16th Amendment wasn't properly ratified. I live my life by a couple of simple rules - the first one being while I might screw with a local government agency, I will NEVER mess with the Feds <g> Kenm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ President and CTO - Arcom Communications Makers of the world famous RC210 Repeater Controller and accessories. http://www.ah6le.net/arcom/index.html Authorized Dealers for Kenwood and Telewave and we offer complete repeater packages! AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 http://www.irlp.net
