Bruce, The problem here is IDing with out use of the repeater.
One can make "broadcast" for certain items such as weather info and some general interest announcements. The time thing is broadcasting and I bet deemed illegal technically by FCC rules. However, giving info along with the ID is legal. Again it is the issue of IDing without usage that is the problem. 73, ron, n9ee/r >From: Bruce Bagwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2008/04/08 Tue PM 01:05:30 CDT >To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Amateur repeater ID's > >Every repeater in my area ID's on the hour. Sounds to me like it is either the >freq. (rate) of the ID, (Say every 15 Min.) or the reference to the website >(More likely) that the FCC is having problems with. But MAINLY this station >seems to be interfering with another station on A nearby freq. (Freq. >Coordination, not required but HIGHLY recommended!) BTW, many Repeaters in my >area, with the ID say "The Time is...." or "Good Afternoon/Morning, the time >is....", Does the FCC consider Broadcasting? I guess not. BruceKE5TPN From: >Paul M Schmitter >That last paragraph is badly worded. Wheen I read it >the first time, I understood it to mean that the >reference to his website was the broadcasting being >written about, but after reading it again, it leaves >some doubt as to whether the IDer is also considered >broadcasting. >--- "Tony L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The most recent case posted on the FCC's Amateur >> Radio enforcement >> actions web site is this one: >> >> >http://www.fcc.gov/eb/AmateurActions/files/BEDNA07_05_25_1078.pdf >> >> --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "George<BR>> Henry" <[EMAIL >> PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > >> > Can anyone point me to the specific enforcement >> case or warning >> letter where >> > the FCC first said that regular, periodic repeater >> ID's >> irrespective of >> > repeater usage were broadcasting and had to stop? >> The FCC's online >> archives >> > don't seem to go back far enough (seems to me it >> was in the 80's), >> and all >> > the references that DID turn up dealt with >> specific interference >> cases, not >> > the broadcasting issue. >> > >> > A news item in a QST or CQ column would be >> sufficient... >> > >> > Thanks. >> > >> > George, KA3HSW / WQGJ413 >> > >> >> >> > >__________________________________________________________ >You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total >Access, No Cost. >http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com > > > Ron Wright, N9EE 727-376-6575 MICRO COMPUTER CONCEPTS Owner 146.64 repeater Tampa Bay, FL No tone, all are welcome.
