>How does he have a repeater on the simplex channels and not get an >enforcement letter. Really bad practice,
Mr. Mackey's alleged (I'm being polite) non coordinated, non band plan compliant analog repeater is certainly 'eligible' for such a letter. What amazes me more is the IRLP node in Portland that is UHF linked to a 146.520 remote base on a commercial tower that pretty much hoses the national simplex frequency for the entire metro area. The more curious fact is why folks feel the need to operate their stuff outside the box, outside of 'coordination' that the rest of us live with. There will always be one or two that pull this kind of crap and force the entire amateur population to struggle with it. 73
