I like Paul's idea about time-domain sharing. I know a number of folks who want to play with repeaters, but aren't looking to put up monster systems that will be busy all day. On the one hand, I love coordination so the busy systems can stay busy and orderly, etc. On the other hand, when the pairs are used up, there's little room for hams wanting to get into repeaters to work with building and modifying, etc.... I wonder if we're inadvertently diminishing the number of repeater people? It would be nice to have some free-for-all pairs that we knew would not be coordinated, etc. Let us multiplex with different PL, blow the distance limits if they're very low-height systems with little use outside of experimentation, etc.
I don't have it all worked out, but it seems like there should be a way in here somewhere to protect the mega-machines without inadvertently cutting others off from learning about and playing with (maybe I should say "developing") repeater systems? Thanks Paul -- you've given me something really neat to think about. 73 DE N0MJS On Oct 2, 2009, at 12:39 PM, Paul Plack wrote: > > > You don't have to multiplex in the frequency domain if you can do it > in the time domain. How about letting those who would build new > repeaters share use of a pair on a structured, part-time basis with > currently-coordinated but documented dormant (or paper) repeaters? > Everything we're supposed to be accomplishing with ham > radio...redundancy of assets, training people to build and > maintain...is enhanced. > > This is amateur radio. Coordination has become the same thing as > owning a frequency, whether you're using it or not. Creating more > silent pairs is ridiculous. > > And...what about all those user radios? This sounds like a great > scam for the manufacturers. > > "Whereas...Amateur Radio manufacturers normally follow commercial > practices...." > > Yeah, 20 years later! > > 73, > Paul, AE4KR > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mark Thompson > To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; > [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 8:12 PM > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] ARRL Approves Study Committee to > Research & Develop Plan for Narrowband Channel Spacing > > > > > WHEREAS, the FCC has mandated that by 2013 commercial radio move to > narrowband channels and Amateur Radio manufacturers normally follow > commercial practices... > . > > > -- Cort Buffington H: +1-785-838-3034 M: +1-785-865-7206
