Coordinators are a savvy lot (well, some of them are), and they know that sometimes a fellow will repeatedly claim that his gear is on the air when in fact it is not. So, they want to be able to kerchunk the thing for themselves. Even if it's closed, the PL tone should be in their files and they should be able to key it up. If they can't, they're going to doubt your veracity. Now, maybe you just had the box functioned off when they checked it (every time), but how are they going to know that? If that's the case, you need to take the bull by the horns and arrange to demonstrate the repeater's existance at a mutually convenient time. If you can't they're going to believe that you have a "paper repeater," and they're going to give the channel to someone else. They clearly have doubts about your operation, and you're going to have to meet them half way to straighten it out.
Regards, Jeff W6JK --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, "Coy Hilton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > HI Gang > I have had one of my 2 meter repeaters coordinated as a closed > repeater for at least two years. Three times last year I was sent a > email asking if the repeater was on the air and three times I > answered "yes" each time. I had even had a on going discussion about > having multiple transmitters on the same pair coordinated. I was never > asked to prove the repeater existed or even to "prove it" in any other > way. They are trying to de-coordinate me on this pair using this > reason. when it has been coordinated as a CLOSED machine for 2 years. > > My question to you is have any of you guys have ever heard of having a > repeater coordination recinded because of this. I know that the FCC > rules say that Closed repeaters are allowed and the coordinators will > allow coordinating a repeater as closed. I'm looking for further > replies or suggestions as how to handle this. > > The local director and vice-director are actually the ones behind this. >
