[W2CRA] CRA: Repeaters

[William Powell]

Folks,

As I mentioned at both the board and general meeting we need to begin 
preparing for our move to the new county tower in Cherryville which is 
preliminarily scheduled in the June / July timeframe.  At that time, the 
hardline to our existing site will be cut and the old tower taken down and 
removed.

We have been offered space (no idea just how much - no one willing to commit and 
certainly not in writing) in the county transmitter building BUT we won't be 
bringing the haywire mess from the blockhouse: the wicked witch and her 2 evil 
stepdaughters won't let that happen.  EVERYTHING MUST be to PROFESSIONAL 
STANDARDS.
So - we COMPLETELY clean up our act by June / July or loose the site AND 
repeater coordination; 375 is dead, dead, dead.

Bob - OEE delivered 2 cabinets (thank you Bob) for our use in the county 
building but, due to lack of help, we had to leave the cabinets outdoors, in the 
weather, in order to get his truck unstuck.  If / when they rust they become 
junk and will NOT go into the county building and we'll need new ones or put our 
stuff in open racks where it WILL get fucked with.  It's LOCKED cabinets or 
OFF-THE-AIR.

When it comes time to move the stuff over help WILL be needed and, as far as I 
am concerned should be an all-hands affair, even if most stand around and try to 
look intelligent.

Basically - does anyone give a simple rat's ass about 375 or does it get put out 
of it's misery?  If the consensus is to keep it AND there is manpower to back up 
that consensus then I'll outline the work needed to make the transition.  
Otherwise, it looks like you are on your own.

I expect that someone on the board will take a formal survey / vote on this 
issue and share the results.  However, as far as I am concerned, it's time to 
put up ior shut up.

I intend to keep 444.85 up for County RACES use even if I or the County have to 
replace it and take it closed / private.  Coordination on 440 isn't a problem - 
getting coordinated on 2M IS(1) a LARGE problem.  90 days(2) after 375 goes 
silent we LOOSE the coordination and will NEVER get it back - NEVER!

Ball is y'all side of the court,
Bp

Notes: 
1) http://www.arcc-inc.org/Waiting_List_22_May_2012.pdf
2) http://www.arcc-inc.org/ARCC_Coordination_Policies-1_0.pdf
"Maintaining Coordination
    2 Subject to the following exceptions, ARCC coordination is valid for the 
life of the operation:
       f) If the repeater is off-the-air for more than 30 days and ARCC is not 
notified, the coordination 

          may be canceled.
          If the repeater has to be taken off-the-air for more than 30 days due 
to extenuating circumstances,
          ARCC may extend the downtime grace period to a maximum of 90 days if 
requested in writing prior
          to the expiry of the initial 30 day grace period."

Bill Powell - WB1GOT
VP Coordination - ARCC Inc.
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