You can use any means to change the CT on the repeater - even based on how many times a dog came into your yard. I don't know why they couldn't give you a straight answer on that one. I guess they didn't want to commit themselves to anything. <snicker>
The only issue the FCC is concerned with is who initiated a transmission. That's the part that of this entire issue that is in question. I'm not going to comment on my interpretation of the rules, or answer that question in any way. Here is another issue for thought: Telemetry - what triggers transmission of any alarm - even a high PA temperature, high voltage, or fire alarm at the repeater site? Better yet, what (who) initiates transmission of the alarm that lets you know the door was just forcibly opened? I say the source was the ham who set the alarm that initiates the transmission - the intruder, over-voltage, or fire just changed the delay the licensed ham built into the initiation. OK, I guess I did comment. One more thought: Most controllers have a power-up message that is transmitted. A car hits the pole down the road that interrupts power and causes a reboot of the controller (assume no backup, or it failed, or ran dead). Are you in violation if the driver doesn't have a valid ham license? In many controllers, that power-up message is not removable - ACC, for example. I'm not picking on ACC, as many others operate the same way. But, as such, is the use of any ACC Controller (RC-96, -96, or -850, at least) illegal? Joe M. Mike wrote: > > I know I can retransmit NOAA, but they (ARRL) told me that it can not be > automatic. This is what I wanted to do. So then I asked about the weather > alert radio changing my courtesy tone to a "W" so I could then bring up the > link. The ARRL could not give me a straight answer on that one. > > Mike / KB8WLW > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Virden Clark Beckman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 2:17 AM > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] NOAA Weater alerts > > > Mike, if you list your repeater as having weather alerts you will be > > fine. It is an alert for the hams to be aware of decaying weather and > > the need to participate with an actual skywarn net, you should choose > > only the coverage areas your users will need (I am snickering at this) > > and have only those alerts come thru the same radio interface which will > > be made of some audio mixing circuits and an op amp to detect the > > inbound audio to the controller and make a second cas signal for the > > controller to interpret thru a diode. If you make the mixer circuit > > using the scope it will seems like just another user. > > > > Mike wrote: > > > > > > I talked to the ARRL regulatory department and inquired about doing > this. > > > They told me that it was illegal because the alert is sent from outside > the > > > amateur service. I wanted to do this when the weather alert radios came > > > out. > > > > > > Did the rules change governing the weather alert system? > > > > > > Mike / KB8WLW > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ken Arck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 6:34 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] NOAA Weater alerts > > > > > > > At 05:15 PM 11/16/2003 -0600, you wrote: > > > > >>>> > > > > The other day I was surfing the internet and I found a controller > that > > > > allowed input from a noaa weather radio and would key the repeater > and > > > > rebroadcast the alert when received. I have no idea why, but I did > not > > > > save or mark the link as a favorite and now I am having trouble > finding > > > > it. Any suggestions on where to look? > > > > > > > > <----Many controllers allow this, but may I suggest (a shameful plug), > the > > > > RC-210? > > > > > > > > http://www.ah6le.net/arcom/rc210.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---- > > > > President and CTO - Arcom Communications > > > > Makers of state-of-the-art repeater controllers > > > > and accessories. > > > > http://www.ah6le.net/arcom/index.html > > > > Our new Repeater Audio Delay (RAD) board is now shipping! > > > > Compatible with many controllers! > > > > AH6LE/R - IRLP Node 3000 > > > > http://www.irlp.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > -- > > 73...Clark Beckman N8PZD > > > > Pursuant to U.S. Code, title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, �227, > > "Any and all nonsolicited commercial E-mail sent to this address > > is subject to a download and archival fee of $500.00 U.S.". > > E-mailing denotes acceptance of these terms. > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
