[W2CRA] CRA: Repeaters

Mon Jan 21 15:20:37 EST 2013

I am on board for helping and I would like to see .375 up and running.As 
we all know I sit on it most of the time keeping people company on there 
way home from work and passing info to those who pas through our area 
like yesterday when 2 from South Carolina came through As you said it is 
an all hands affair and it is not something we can sit by and piece 
together.. So as far as the cabinets I will be the area Wednesday 
affternoon if we can get anyone else I can bring my stepson to help.

I will step up and take the Survey Email me at kb2zzw at comcast.net with 
your opinion and if you want to keep .375 alive when is the best time 
for you to help make it happen. I will report to the board in the 
February meeting what I receive. So lets not delay on this there is a 
long proud tradition. Bill and Tony have been working hard to keep it 
alive lets do our part..

( My Soap box broke need a diet )

Keep Warm and 73's

KB2ZZW

On 1/21/2013 2:41 PM, William Powell wrote:
> 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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Douglas White III
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KB2ZZW