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====== GMRS Administration ====== | ====== GMRS Administration ====== | ||
- | The Repeaterbook | + | The RepeaterBook |
- | Repeaterbook admins that are both amateur radio licensed and GMRS licensed may participate in curating | + | Efforts have been made to use scripted validation to prevent unauthorized adding or editing of the repeaters. These validation efforts also attempt to drive the entries towards uniformity. However, sometimes these efforts are not enough, |
- | The GMRS module limits who can add a repeater to the database. When navigating to the page to add a repeater, you must be logged on. We are encouraging members with both a GMRS and an amateur radio call sign to register with only their amateur radio call sign. Members | + | RepeaterBook admins that are both amateur radio licensed and GMRS licensed may participate in curating |
- | The module will query the live FCC database | + | ===== Adding a Repeater ===== |
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+ | The GMRS module limits who can add a repeater to the database. When navigating to the page to add a repeater, you must be logged on. We encourage members with both a GMRS and an amateur radio call sign to register with only their amateur radio call sign. Members with an amateur radio call sign are permitted to add a GMRS repeater to the database. | ||
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+ | The module will query the live FCC database | ||
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+ | Only users and admins who have the repeater owner' | ||
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+ | Admins who are authorized to edit a GMRS repeater are noted in the admin database. When they enter the page to add a repeater, their amateur radio call sign automatically swaps for their GMRS call sign. The module will perform a check against the FCC database to confirm the GMRS license is still valid. If an admin' | ||
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+ | ===== Editing a Repeater ===== | ||
+ | A user with the same call sign as the repeater, the user who added the repeater, or a RepeaterBook GMRS Admin may edit a repeater. Admins can make any edits to assist a repeater owner or designee with their entries. Otherwise, they should only make small changes that clarify the data. | ||
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+ | If a GMRS admin discovers a repeater that, for some reason, needs to be deleted from the database, let the site admin know. | ||
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+ | ===== Recent Developments ===== | ||
+ | 2019-12-19: Admin Support enabled. RepeaterBook Admins that hold both a valid amateur radio license and a GMRS license may be added as a GMRS Admin. This permits the ability to add and edit GMRS repeaters. | ||
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+ | 2019-12-18: GMRS call signs are now searchable using the call sign search module, including the search box on the upper menu bar. | ||
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+ | ===== Future Developments ===== | ||
+ | * The ability to delete a repeater is not currently available but will be made available soon. If a repeater is set to an operational status of " | ||
+ | * Mapping all repeaters within a state. As more repeaters are added to the database, adding the ability to map the repeaters will become more useful. | ||
- | Admins who are authorized to edit a GMRS repeater are noted in the admin database. When they enter the page to add a repeater, their amateur radio call sign is automatically swapped for their GMRS call sign. The module will perform a check against the FCC database to confirm the GMRS license is still valid. If an admins GMRS license expires or is canceled, they will no longer be authorized to admininstate GMRS repeaters and should notify the site admin immediately. |