When it comes to a coordination, what term CAN you use with the FCC since they have no term for the holder of a coordination? You can't call that person a licensee since the coordination is not a license.
Trustee is an appropriate term in any sense of the word since that person is entrusted with the coordination - the very definition of a trustee... someone who is entrusted with something. Joe M. Paul Plack wrote: > Wayne, > > "Trustee" appears to remain in use by some coordinators for repeaters > operated directly by the licensees, a context in which the term has not had > any meaning to the FCC since the "WRxxxx" callsigns went away. As long as we > use the terms the FCC expects in any official communication with the agency > itself, I guess it doesn't hurt to humor the coordinators. Sure does make > things confusing, though. > > 73, > Paul, AE4KR > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wayne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 12:43 AM > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] coordination? > > >> There are quite a few repeaters using club call signs rather than an >> individuals call sign. >> I used our club call sign on my first repeater, and am using my own on my >> repeater here. >> According to the application for coordination here in Texas, I will be >> the trustee of the repeater. >> However, it is not written in stone that a repeater _must_ be >> coordinated. >> But it is better in case of any possible conflict with another repeater >> to be coordinated. >> >> I will agree that the license for the call used must be valid at the time >> of operation, or it is in violation of the rules. >> Sometimes the rules can be confusing, and I have often seen them >> misinterpreted. >> And technically, any repeater has a trustee who is resposible for proper >> operation, etc... >> YMMV >> >> Wayne WA2YNE >> Imperial, Tejas >> 441.950TX 446.950RX Tone 167.9 >> >> >> On Thu, 15 May 2008 14:01:53 -0500, Paul Plack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> Guys, a "trustee" in FCC licensing terms is someone other than the >>> licensee who agrees to be responsible for the legal operation of a >>> transmitter. >>> >>> Back in the days when the FCC required a repeater to be licensed >>> separately with its own callsign, the person responsible for its >>> operation was a "trustee," because a club or other party was the >>> licensee. When they did away with separate repeater licenses, there was >>> no more need for trustees. >>> >>> If your callsign is on the repeater, you are the licensee, not the >>> trustee. >>> >>> Similarly, on Field Day, if a bunch of guys get together and use the >>> callsign of the group's only extra-class licensee as the station >>> callsign for everyone operating, the guy who holds that callsign is the >>> station licensee, not a trustee. If it's a club with a club callsign >>> separate from any of the individuals, then someone must be a trustee for >>> it. >>> >>> Are there any repeaters left using club callsigns? If so, those would be >>> the only repeaters which still have trustees. >>> >>> Paul, AE4KR >>> >> -- >> Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
