'R' is assigned by ITU to European and Asiatic Russia. Mike WM4B
On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 8:28 AM , Bob M. wrote: > USC 47 part 97 (FCC amateur service) rule 97.119(c) quoted below: > > " (c) One or more indicators may be included with the call sign. > Each indicator must be separated from the call sign by the slant mark > (/) or by any suitable word that denotes the slant mark. If an > indicator is self-assigned, it must be included before, after, or both > before and after, the call sign. No self-assigned indicator may > conflict with any other indicator specified by the FCC Rules or with > any prefix assigned to another country." > > Seems to me that "/R" is allowed, unless the "R" is not an > FCC-specified indicator. > > I couldn't find a list of acceptable indicators in Part 97, which was > surprising. > > Bob M. > ====== > --- On Mon, 5/4/09, Mike Besemer (WM4B) <mwbese...@cox.net> wrote: > > From: Mike Besemer (WM4B) <mwbese...@cox.net> > Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] 440 Repeater Project > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 5:55 AM > > Actually, the /R is not ALLOWED by FCC rules any longer. > > Mike > WM4B > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:repeater-buil...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul Plack > Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 2:20 AM > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] 440 Repeater Project > > Dean, you have one: KJ4LII/R. > > Discreet repeater callsigns have been gone for decades. The repeater's > callsign these days is typically the owner, another individual > designated by the owner as the licensee, or in some cases a club > callsign. > > Controllers are often programmed to appends "/R" to the end of the > callsign, but even that is not required any more. > > 73, > > Paul, AE4KR > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: redleg_8 To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, May > 03, 2009 6:16 PM > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] 440 Repeater Project > > I have selected hardware, controller, duplexer, antenna, and location. > SERA has provided me with available frequency pairs and a blank > application. > > What I CAN'T locate any information on is how to obtain a legal > callsign for a individually owned repeater. > > Thanks, > > Dean > KJ4LII
