Hi Mike! I'm in partial agreement with you also, but there is something wrong with a coordination council that coordinates a repeater on a freq that they knew already had a repeater on it - even if it is expired.
------ Original Message ------ Received: Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:54:47 PM PST From: "Mike Mullarkey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com> Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Repeater coordination > HI John, > > > > I agree with to a point but the FCC will first ask the coordinating group > witch repeater is coordinated. That is exactly what Bin would do and has > done so in Oregon and Washington. If there is another channel available take > it. > > > > Mike > > > > _____ > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JOHN MACKEY > Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 5:25 PM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] OT: Repeater coordination > > > > Sorry Mike, I disagree. As you know,I spent about 10 years on the ORRC > myself, > several of those as the database manager. > > The other repeater was there first. The coordination council either (1) did > not have an accurate database and/or (2) did not research it throughly. Even > if the first repeater's coordination expired, the first repeater station was > there first and still operating as originally coordinated. There is no legal > requirement to coordinate repeaters, but the council did know about this > individual. > > Camilo, I suggest find another frequency. > > ------ Original Message ------ > Received: Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:18:35 PM PST > From: "Mike Mullarkey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:k7pfj%40comcast.net> net> > > The other guy that let his coordination expire is out of luck and needs to > > vacate the channel. Being a past chairman of the ORRC Oregon Region Relay > > Council. If the guy that has had the channel and not followed the buy laws > > of the FRC and filed update paperwork. Try to work with the other repeater > > operator and if he is not receptive to change. Assuming you have official > > paperwork in hand and a signed coordination. You can contact the NFCC and > > let them mediate for you or file official paperwork with the FCC and they > > will shut him down since he is not coordinated. Good Luck. > > > >