This is a bit of another example where people want to extend their
"Constitutional Rights" beyond what was intended.
If we think any closed repeater system should be "open" to all because it uses
a shared resource (the frequencies), then where do we stop?
Does that mean that anyone gets to ride in my vehicle for free because I am
driving on a public road, or Interstate Highway?
How about Cellular systems, does this mean the Petitioner thinks anyone should
be able to use my cell service because it operates on FCC licensed frequencies?
How about all Fire Departments (for that matter ANY licensed service) using
their repeaters on shared frequencies?
Does this mean that many departments can just use the other agencies system and
save their money, and the owner of a system has no recourse?
It seems to me the "gentlemen" ( and Ladies ) have disappeared from the
gentlemens agreements, and some coordination groups have applied the "rules" in
an un-even manner.
My repeaters are all open, but I support the right of others to do as they wish
with their systems.
It is still a lot of work and an expense to run even a single repeater, and
many folks just want to take the politics out of it, so they should get to run
their system the way they want.
I DISAGREE with the language some people use on the radio, and even some of the
topics I believe are inappropriate, these are some of the reasons people choose
to run closed systems.
If people disagree with a system philosophy or its owner, there are plenty of
other repeaters, and if there are not other repeaters to use, then there should
be plenty of pairs to put one up.
Steve, N7KP.
