On Oct 13, 2007, at 8:27 PM, kk2ed wrote: > I'm not condoning such operations, but a Band Plan is just that - a > band plan. If the emitter is otherwise within regulations, a repeater > on simplex channels may be legal, provided it is under proper > control. It is similar to an uncoordinated repeater. Unless it is > causing willful interference, it is not illegal. > > Such practices may not be very popular among the local hams. Bad > practice, yes. Illegal, no.
Wrong. Review FCC Part 97.205(b). http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/news/part97/c.html#205 Repeaters have specific frequencies they are allowed to operate on, and are one of the only types of Amateur Stations with an "exclusionary" rule in Part 97 saying that they can only operate in specific frequency allocations. If those "simplex" channels fall outside the frequencies in 97.205 (b), the owner is treading on unstable legal ground. I didn't look at the frequencies the two gentlemen were talking about in their messages back and forth (since it looked like they were just dragging their local mud into a public forum -- usually not worth reading) but in most areas of the country, local bandplans place "simplex" operation in an area of (whatever) band that is restricted to not allowing repeater operation. I have no other comment on the thread, other than that... simplex frequencies in a local bandplan are usually outside of the bounds of where repeaters are allowed to operate by law. -- Nate Duehr, WY0X [EMAIL PROTECTED]
