Ralph, You need to geta newer copy of part 97!
Sec. 97.201 Auxiliary station.... "(b) An auxiliary station may transmit only on the 2 m and shorter wavelength bands, except the 144.0-144.5 MHz, 145.8-146.0 MHz, 219-220 MHz, 222.00-222.15 MHz, 431-433 MHz, and 435-438 MHz segments." The term "ancillary functions" was created by the FCC specifically to differentiate functions such as autopatch and voice mailboxes from true control functions, such as disabling the transmitter, which are the sole realm of the licensee or trustee and his designated control operators. 73, Paul, AE4KR ----- Original Message ----- From: Ralph Mowery To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 4:56 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Control Link --- On Sat, 5/17/08, Mike Besemer (WM4B) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Mike Besemer (WM4B) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Control Link To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, May 17, 2008, 4:38 PM Help me out here guys. The following piece of information came from our coordinating body: <snip> To: Mike Besemer (WM4B) Subject: Re: Control Link/Repeater Linking There is much confusion and disagreement between hams as to what is legal in part 97. If you search the SERA band plan you will find auxiliary stations but no control links on 2 meters but 440 MHz has control links listed. Auxiliary station and a control link frequency are two different things. <End Snip A control link is really the way to cut the transmitter off and on. That is not allowed on 2 meters. All other functions are. You need to back up to 97.205. (e) Ancillary functions of a repeater that are available to users on the input channel are not considered remotely controlled functions of the station. Limiting the use of a repeater to only certain user stations is permissible. I thought I would stay out of the trustee thing, All I could find on trustee in part 97 is for a club license. A repeater does not have a trustee, but it does have a control operator. This may be the trustee of the club license or hams that he deisgnates . If you put up a repeater under your call, you are not the trustee, but the control operator and can designate others to be control operators. The control operators are to keep the repeater operation legal and if they can not do it by any other means, they are to shut the repeater off. I have been working on a repeater under the SERA for around 30 years. It goes back to before the WR calls came out and was wr4aaa when they did.
