You couldn't find anything on ID, but quoted the ID rule? It's the same rule for repeaters or otherwise.
Joe M. Bill Powell wrote: > > Good question! > > Nowhere in Part 97 could I find ANY reference to either ID or timeout > requirements for repeaters (SPECIFICALLY for repeaters). > > I did, however find the following re: "timeout" > > ยง 97.213 Telecommand of an amateur station. > An amateur station on or within 50 km of the Earth's surface may be > under telecommand where: > (a) > (b) Provisions are incorporated to limit transmission by the station > to a period of no more than 3 minutes in the event of malfunction in > the control link." > Definitions: > (41) Telecommand. A one-way transmission to initiate, modify, or > terminate functions of a device at a distance. > (42) Telecommand station. An amateur station that transmits > communications to initiate, modify or terminate functions of a space > station. > > Also found: > 97.119 Station identification. > (a) Each amateur station, except a space station or telecommand > station, must transmit its assigned call sign on its transmitting > channel at the end of each communication, and at least every 10 > minutes during a communication, for the purpose of clearly making the > source of the transmissions from the station known to those receiving > the transmissions. No station may transmit unidentified communications > or signals, or transmit as the station call sign, any call sign not > authorized to the station. > > Nothing about timeout though. > > Perhaps a friendly E-Mail to Riley asking if he'd "bust" you for it? > In any event, a 3 minute time out timer is simply good practice and > might save an expen$ive final. > > Bill - WB1GOT > > --- In [email protected], Marty Schultz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Hello all. I help to maintain the repeaters of the ham club I belong to > > and had a discussion with one of our rather older crusty member > > concerning the three minute timeout we have on our repeaters. On one > > occasion after he timeout one of our repeaters for about the third time > > (he is long winded) I said something like "I wish I could extend the > > timeout but the FCC wants the three minute time out on repeaters". He > > answer back that it is not a FCC regulation but a standard that develop > > over the years to prevent someone from being too longwinded on a > > repeater like himself. I spent some 20 years in a two-way shop and we > > always had nothing longer than three minutes timeout on the radios we > > program. We do newsline and rain on our nets and have the timeout > > temporary disable for them but I think that is permissible if you > have a > > control operator standing by? Looking at part 97.213(b) for Telecommand > > of an amateur station they talk about provisions to limit transmissions > > of no more than three minutes in case of equipment failure. My > > interpretation is that would apply to "repeaters" also. Not looking for > > ammunition to battle the fellow with but more to satisfy my curiosity > > and to know what is what. > > > > Marty, N9PPJ > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
