Re: [Repeater-Builder] CW ID Indicators

2004-05-12 Thread Ken Arck
At 05:34 PM 5/11/2004 -0400, you wrote: That may be a throwback to the old FCC interim designators. For example, if you upgraded at the Buffalo (NY) FCC office, your call was W3ABC/BF. We used to say Interim BullFrog. ---Well the heck with all that. I'm just going to problem everything to AH6LE /

Re: [Repeater-Builder] CW ID Indicators

2004-05-12 Thread Ken Arck
At 06:16 PM 5/11/2004 -0700, you wrote: ---Well the heck with all that. I'm just going to problem everything to AH6LE / GOD. ---I suppose I better check for typos before I program anythingsigh Ken -- President

[Repeater-Builder] CW ID Indicators

2004-05-11 Thread Matt
Here is a good one. I know Kevin doesnt like FCC legal battles, but I felt this was worth a quick laugh, Anyway... According to 97.119(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

Re: [Repeater-Builder] CW ID Indicators

2004-05-11 Thread Ken Arck
H... A H 6 L E / W R (gotta love it!) KEn At 04:48 PM 5/11/2004 -0400, you wrote: Well, how 'bout a short history lesson? Back around '76 or '77, the rules for repeaters changed drastically. Prior to that, repeaters required a separate repeater license, which required a vey lengthy

Re: [Repeater-Builder] CW ID Indicators

2004-05-11 Thread Jim B.
Ken Arck wrote: H... A H 6 L E / W R (gotta love it!) KEn heh-well that wasn't quite what I meant, but;c} really it was special callsigns with a WR prefix. The club's repeater I belong to here started as WA8TTO, then WB8CRP, then WR8ADV before the rules changed. At 04:48

Re: [Repeater-Builder] CW ID Indicators

2004-05-11 Thread Ken Arck
At 05:02 PM 5/11/2004 -0400, you wrote: heh-well that wasn't quite what I meant, but;c} really it was special callsigns with a WR prefix. The club's repeater I belong to here started as WA8TTO, then WB8CRP, then WR8ADV before the rules changed. ---Oh I remember that (I owned WR6AKB in the

Re: [Repeater-Builder] CW ID Indicators

2004-05-11 Thread mch
That may be a throwback to the old FCC interim designators. For example, if you upgraded at the Buffalo (NY) FCC office, your call was W3ABC/BF. We used to say Interim BullFrog. At least I did. :-) It indicated that you had just upgraded so your class on file may be outdated, and to check with