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faq [2023/12/21 09:23] (current)
KD6KPC [As the owner or trustee of I repeater, how can I request the information on my repeater be changed, obscured, or removed?]
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 This Web site is a resource for amateur radio operators all around the world. This Web site is a resource for amateur radio operators all around the world.
  
-The site includes repeater and club information. Other topics of Ham interest include a stolen gear registry and EchoLink status database. Reasonable efforts are made to validate the data, but the information's quality cannot be guaranteed. We depend on visitors to the site and local admins to gather and verify information.+The site includes repeater and club information. Other topics of Ham interest include a stolen gear registry and EchoLink status database. Reasonable efforts are made to validate the data, but the information's quality cannot be guaranteed. We depend on visitors to the site and local admins to gather and verify the information.
  
 +==== Is Repeaterbook an official listing of repeaters? ====
 +No, Repeaterbook is not an official listing for any organization. We hold no authority to coordinate repeaters and have no official affiliation with any repeater coordination authority. However, some coordination entities cooperate with us by providing access to some data, usually the same data this is openly available to the general public.
 ===== Registration ===== ===== Registration =====
 ==== Do I have to register? ==== ==== Do I have to register? ====
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 No. Membership and use are free.  No. Membership and use are free. 
  
-It does cost money to run a site like this. Your help is greatly appreciated. Your [[https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=6MHjB75ezUbG_WhcIgNX8rt-WWOFMpxN4g1tV-ZcIOj5fzRkzsYrDa9OjHcgqknDSjknrW|donations]] will help pay for server space, bandwidth, and programming.+It does cost money to run a site like this. Your help is greatly appreciated. Your donations will help pay for server space, bandwidth, and programming.
  
 ==== Do I have to use a call sign to register? ==== ==== Do I have to use a call sign to register? ====
-Yes. This is an amateur radio website. All regular users must have an FCC issued Part 97 call sign. +Yes. This is an amateur radio and GMRS website. All registered users must have an government-issued call sign for their services
  
 This is an open community. We use our call signs whenever we transmit on the air. Anyone can look us up and see who we are. Often, the radio operators who seek anonymity are jammers and trouble-makers, who are not welcome here. This is an open community. We use our call signs whenever we transmit on the air. Anyone can look us up and see who we are. Often, the radio operators who seek anonymity are jammers and trouble-makers, who are not welcome here.
  
-Some are very interested in amateur radio but do not yet have a call sign. You are absolutely welcome here. You are primarily missing features that really only work if you are licensed and have a radio to use.+Some are very interested in amateur radio and GMRS but do not yet have a call sign. You are absolutely welcome here. However, you cannot register for an account until you have a valid callsign. You are primarily missing features that really only work if you are licensed and have a radio to use, such as proposing new repeaters, edits, and exporting.
  
 The administrator reserves the right to reject or cancel memberships to this site at any time, with or without cause or notice. The administrator reserves the right to reject or cancel memberships to this site at any time, with or without cause or notice.
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 Many repeater owners want their repeaters to be used. Listing your repeater on this site allows us to advertise the presence, features, and capabilities of your repeater for you. Many repeater owners want their repeaters to be used. Listing your repeater on this site allows us to advertise the presence, features, and capabilities of your repeater for you.
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 +==== Does a repeater have to be coordinated to be listed with RepeaterBook? ====
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 +Not usually. However, we do have agreements with some coordinators that require that certain data must come through that coordination group to us. If a request to add a repeater is received in an area governed by one of these coordination groups, your request to add may be held until the coordination authority has granted the coordination and released the data. In return, the coordination entities provide us with data that has been vetted. 
  
 ==== As the owner of a closed or private system, will you completely remove my repeater's listing? ==== ==== As the owner of a closed or private system, will you completely remove my repeater's listing? ====
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 However, we will not obscure the frequency, city (or nearest city), county, or state the repeater resides in. We would publish the repeater's known operational status, usage rights, contact e-mail, and Web site of the repeater if obtained from publicly available sources.  However, we will not obscure the frequency, city (or nearest city), county, or state the repeater resides in. We would publish the repeater's known operational status, usage rights, contact e-mail, and Web site of the repeater if obtained from publicly available sources. 
  
-Occasionally, we receive some demanding and rude requests from repeater owners ordering the site to obscure more information than the site policy permits. The U.S. Constitution safeguards the first amendment right to publish this data on the Internet, along with exact coordinates of repeaters and PL tones, which trumps a repeater's "right" to privacy as a repeater site has no right to privacy. Furthermore, amateur radio repeaters reside on the publicly available radio spectrum, and no frequency is licensed to any person for exclusive use. The general public, and certainly the amateur radio community, have a right to know that a repeater is operating on a given frequency, even though usage of said repeater by the owner/trustee is prohibited. +Occasionally, we receive some demanding and rude requests from repeater owners ordering the site to obscure more information than the site policy permits. The U.S. Constitution safeguards the First Amendment right to publish this data on the Internet, along with exact coordinates of repeaters and PL tones, which trumps a repeater's "right" to privacy as a repeater site has no right to privacy. Furthermore, amateur radio repeaters reside on the publicly available radio spectrum, and no frequency is licensed to any person for exclusive use. The general public, and certainly the amateur radio community, have a right to know that a repeater is operating on a given frequency, even though usage of said repeater by the owner/trustee is prohibited. 
  
 Try pleading, begging, or a simple please, and we will be more willing to work with you! Requests phrased any other way may be ignored. Try pleading, begging, or a simple please, and we will be more willing to work with you! Requests phrased any other way may be ignored.
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 +===== My repeater is listed on the website, but I don't see it in the app. How come? =====
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 +There can be a couple of reasons for this. The primary one is to understand that the app is not live to the online database. This is to make it independent of the Internet in the event of a true emergency situation. The entire repeater database is entered into the app every time there is an app update. Make sure your app stays current.
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 +If your repeater was entered after the last update, you will have to wait until the next update, which is approximately every two weeks. It's not automated, so give or take a couple of days.
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 +You can see which version of the app you have by clicking on the hamburger on the left side. Under the RepeaterBook logo, it will include a series of numbers separated by dots. This is the year, month, and day. If your repeater was added after that day, you will need to wait for the next update to appear in the app.
  
 ==== Do you list GMRS repeaters? ==== ==== Do you list GMRS repeaters? ====
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 ===== Exporting ===== ===== Exporting =====
-==== How can I export to the CHIRP, RT Systems, or G4HFQ programming software? ====+==== How can I export to the CHIRP, RT Systems, Yaesu, Anytone, or G4HFQ programming software? ====
 RepeaterBook data exports have been certified by CHIRP, RT Systems, and G4HFQ. The recommended method for exporting the data is to use the corresponding Export menu option. This will create a file that you can import directly into the software. RepeaterBook data exports have been certified by CHIRP, RT Systems, and G4HFQ. The recommended method for exporting the data is to use the corresponding Export menu option. This will create a file that you can import directly into the software.
  
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