Some may think it is bad practice, but there is much more to the story. The repeater was coordinated at 147.00 output and 146.400 input and ran as such for about 4 years. Then the Oregon coordination coucil rescinded the coordination because the co-channel user did not like one of the users of my repeater. They said that because they rescinded, they did not have to follow the de-coordination proceedure.
Since the co-channel user also on 147.000 but used a different input (147.600) I moved kept the input the same & moved the output to 147.435 like they do in LA and San Francisco. I also gave the repeater to a friend. It has operated this way for over 12 years with no interference complaints. I have supposedly been on the waiting list for a 2 meter repeater pair for nearly 13 years, but every time I ask for confirmation of the waiting status, have never been given anything. As soon as the Oregon Region Relay Council starts following their own preceedures, maybe others will start following their proceedures. There are a handful of repeaters operating in the Oregon Region Relay Council area and NOT bothering to coordinate with them. Also, about half the state has broken away from them and started a different group called BMUG because of their frustration with the Oregon Region Relay Council. Since I am an OO, I think if I was involved in an illegal repeater I would be a pretty easy target. ------ Original Message ------ Received: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 09:28:06 PM CDT From: "kk2ed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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.
