Wayne, "Trustee" appears to remain in use by some coordinators for repeaters operated directly by the licensees, a context in which the term has not had any meaning to the FCC since the "WRxxxx" callsigns went away. As long as we use the terms the FCC expects in any official communication with the agency itself, I guess it doesn't hurt to humor the coordinators. Sure does make things confusing, though.
73, Paul, AE4KR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 12:43 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] coordination? > There are quite a few repeaters using club call signs rather than an > individuals call sign. > I used our club call sign on my first repeater, and am using my own on my > repeater here. > According to the application for coordination here in Texas, I will be > the trustee of the repeater. > However, it is not written in stone that a repeater _must_ be > coordinated. > But it is better in case of any possible conflict with another repeater > to be coordinated. > > I will agree that the license for the call used must be valid at the time > of operation, or it is in violation of the rules. > Sometimes the rules can be confusing, and I have often seen them > misinterpreted. > And technically, any repeater has a trustee who is resposible for proper > operation, etc... > YMMV > > Wayne WA2YNE > Imperial, Tejas > 441.950TX 446.950RX Tone 167.9 > > > On Thu, 15 May 2008 14:01:53 -0500, Paul Plack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Guys, a "trustee" in FCC licensing terms is someone other than the >> licensee who agrees to be responsible for the legal operation of a >> transmitter. >> >> Back in the days when the FCC required a repeater to be licensed >> separately with its own callsign, the person responsible for its >> operation was a "trustee," because a club or other party was the >> licensee. When they did away with separate repeater licenses, there was >> no more need for trustees. >> >> If your callsign is on the repeater, you are the licensee, not the >> trustee. >> >> Similarly, on Field Day, if a bunch of guys get together and use the >> callsign of the group's only extra-class licensee as the station >> callsign for everyone operating, the guy who holds that callsign is the >> station licensee, not a trustee. If it's a club with a club callsign >> separate from any of the individuals, then someone must be a trustee for >> it. >> >> Are there any repeaters left using club callsigns? If so, those would be >> the only repeaters which still have trustees. >> >> Paul, AE4KR >> > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
