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Repeater Rules & Etiquitte:
This repeater is for use by licensed GMRS operators and amateur (ham radio) license holders ONLY. The repeater is for normal day-to-day communications. We do not charge for use of any repeaters, but voluntary donations strictly to cover system costs are always welcome.
Please monitor briefly before transmitting to avoid doubling with another transmitting station or give your call sign and ask if the repeater is in use.
All stations must yield immediately to any form of Emergency Traffic. If you can render assistance to anyone please do so.
Please be aware that some operators are also amateur (ham radio) license holders will often use terminology related to ham radio such as “what is your QTH” (Location), or simply the word “break”, or “Break Break Break” indicating some kind of emergency message to follow. It is a good idea to familiarize yourself with different radio language from both amateur, to public safety so that you will understand what some station operators may be trying to relay. In accordance with FCC GMRS rules we encourage using clear text, but phonetics and 10 or 12 and Q codes are also appropriate. We also encourage operators to pursue your amateur radio license.
FCC requires that stations identify with their call sign at the end of your conversation, or every 15 minutes. We ask that all GMRS & HAM operators adhere to these rules.
Using first names are encouraged but you are more than free to use your unit numbers as well. We tend to use the last three digits of our call signs as unit numbers such as “734” in place of WROK734. You will still need to identify with your full call sign every 15 minutes and when you end your conversation.
If your “unit #” ends in “0″, please pronounce it as “zero” (i.e.: 60 is Six Zero). This is for clarity only. To contact another user, please say their “unit #” first, then yours. (i.e.: 236 from 573.)
Restrictions for the use of this repeater are:
· No profanity.
· Keep CB slang, etc. to an absolute minimum. Preferable none at all.
· No indiscriminate keying or kerchunking of the repeater(s).
· No non-directed communications, except in case of an emergency.
· Only communications allowed by the FCC. 47CFR, Part 95 are permitted, except as noted above.
Repeater Jamming or other Interference Issues:
· Please do not acknowledge transmissions from unlicensed stations or stations causing interference.
· Please do not discuss the repeater interference on the AIR. If you are being interfered with, you are required to simply sign off and leave the repeater immediately. Continuing to use the repeater or arguing with the jammer eggs on the jammer and makes the situation worse.
· Be prepared to report the time, your location, signal strength, the type of antenna you were using, and if directional, the direction in degrees from your station, you are receiving the offending signal from.
· Let the repeater owners handle the interference problems. There may be a control operator taking action that you are not aware of.
· Repeater owners do have the authority and responsibility to monitor and maintain complete control of the repeaters.
· Our control operators are listening most of the time. Very little goes on that we don’t already know about. |
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