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====== GMRS Administration ====== | ====== GMRS Administration ====== | ||
- | The Repeaterbook | + | The RepeaterBook |
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+ | 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, and intervention by a RepeaterBook | ||
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+ | RepeaterBook admins that are both amateur radio licensed and GMRS licensed may participate in curating the data. They may act as a concierge service and assist repeater owners and their designees with adding and editing a repeater. Sometimes, data may need to be corrected for clarity. | ||
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+ | ===== 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 before permitting the user to add a repeater. If the user has a VALID amateur radio or GMRS call sign, they will be permitted to continue with the entry process. The call sign of the person who adds the repeater is recorded automatically. That person will also be permitted to return and edit the repeater so long as they are logged on under the same call sign they used to add the repeater. | ||
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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. | ||
- | Repeaterbook admins that are both amateur radio licensed and GMRS licensed may participate in curating the data. They may act as a concierge service and assist repeater owners and their designees with |