[KYHAM] repeater coordination and "dead" pairs

Fri, 06 Jun 2003 22:47:06 -0500

SERA might assign an unused repeater frequency even if
paperwork exists, but is outdated.   I would think that
applying for the pair of interest and adding a comment
that only a paper repeater exists and the situation has
existed for 12 months or whatever is correct, would open
the door for SERA to recind an earlier coordination.

As with Government  unless someone opens that door
and asks for the repeater pair who would know if
it might be assigned.   Many times "it's us" that fail
to take the initial steps  and certainly at other times
the red-tape kills some wonderful ideas.

                                 Joe  N4NAS

>From: "A. W." <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: RE: [KYHAM] repeater coordination and "dead" pairs
>Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 16:38:07 -0700 (PDT)
>
>If you would be so kind as to enlighten the rest of us, it would be 
>appreciated I'm sure.
>
>Eddie / AI4UK <[email protected]> wrote:That would be a very good question 
>for SERA, of course I already know the
>answer.
>
>Eddie
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
>Behalf Of A. W.
>Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 6:09 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [KYHAM] repeater coordination and "dead" pairs
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>I would like to pose a question to the group, in light of Mr. Goodpastor's
>comments about his coordination difficulties. Has any one ever been
>successful in an effort to "un-coordinate" an unused frequency pair?
>
>SERA's own guidelines state that if a pair is unoccupied (by a repeater) 
>for
>a period of over six months, that the frequency is eligible for assignment
>to others. Why does SERA fail to re-assign these unused frequencies to
>someone who will actually install and maintain an operable repeater? I know
>of one frequency near me that has been listed for at least 10 years and the
>"repeater" has never been placed in service.
>
>No wonder it is difficult to get a pair assigned with so many "paper"
>repeaters around. Unfortunately they don't work very well.
>
>Tony KY4SP
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>

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