Hi Group, There was a comment about a ham operator who was using the output frequency of a repeater for a conversation. As for as intential interference, is just that it's intential interferring an frequency that is using for the repeater output. We had a guy who come on a repeater during an simulated emergency net with the national guard and from the outcome of that the guy who caused the intential interference was sent an offical certified letter warning him of the prohibit use of any repeater that uses the callsign stated in the letter. My question would be, this person using the output frequency of the repeater...was his aware of it? The new hams even in this area of the low country of the tri-county including charleston, south carolina. Some of them and some of the older hams who probly spent more time on the hf frequencies needing guidence on using their 2m transceiver wasn't aware or made aware of the difference between hf frequencies where they have their guidlines. On hf there they are mostly sectioned out and prileges base on the license the ham operator has. Around in the area on 2 meters i have found people in the local area who think that the required 10 minute identification rule only applies to certain areas which it does not state in part 97.119 a perticular section of frequencies but entirely of the amateur radio spectrum. In my speaking to the new hams and older who have used only hf not experienced in 2 meters don't know which frequency range is for what function. Like in the south eastern repeater association has the popossed repeater outputs/inputs, simplex, digital voice, ssb, cw and so forth but as i have learned this knowledge have passed it upon those unknowing these facts. That's why i ask whether or not the person talking on the output frequency of the repeater was aware or unaware. From SERA guidline for repeaters and simplex frequencies it allows an understanding so not to have adjacent simplex conversations if a couple of hams wanted to have a long conversation not interupting/interferring with another set of hams on an adjacent simplex frequency and in the case of sera poposed simplex frequency list it gives 15 khz spacing between in bandwidth so the possibility of interference from an adjancent frequency in active communications won't interfer with each other. Education is the key and as our previous fcc enforcement officer riley hollingsworth stated we need to light up. In lighting up the crowded bands in 2 meters in this case is not jumping to a conclusion and that is why i am asking questions. If the station interference is not accidental from not knowing then we need not to jump down this person's neck but if it is intential interference then action needs to be taken place so those who use the repeater can continue their enjoyment of conversations. 73 for now.
Keith, N2OBS
