Yep. I didn't see what that rule change happened, but I know it did. I also know that there was an FCC-issued moratorium on new repeaters in 1985, but I never found and don't recall how long that lasted. I think it was about a year. I recall they used the ARRL RD as the guide of what repeaters were in existence.
Joe M. Jim wrote: > > mch wrote: > > Reepaters were first licensed in 1972 when the FCC issued the repeater > > rules. They were granted 'WR' callsigns in 1974 (which was discontinued > > around 1978). > > > > They were never prohibited in Part 97 AFAIK based on my research of > > repeaters. They were required to have a control operator at a control > > point (or locally) until 1998-ish when the FCC authorized automatic > > control. > > > > Joe M. > > And don't forget that I think in the same 1978 ruling they cut back on > logging requirements. Used to be that ALL transmissions through the > repeater had to be logged. =:cO > > -- > Jim Barbour > WD8CHL > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
