[WAR ] Tone Changes

[The Wisconsin Association of Repeaters]

If PL/CTCSS is that important, why is WAR NOT assigning CTCSS frequencies
with the coordination?

I and several other Amateur Repeater owners have non-standard PL/CTCSS and
there is no real FCC mandate that says we have to conform to a specific tone
plan.

If we constantly hear that keeping up to date records is so important why
are those keeping the records chiming in on this forum to justify something
that is so very trivial.

Since I notified WAR of my changes of PL/CTCSS, more that 30-days has past
and the repeaters that changed PL/CTCSS are still not listed.  I don't think
other states could give a hoot about PL/CTCSS here in Wisconsin.  From what
I hear they are even harder to contact than the people of WAR. (Read the
Archives) 

If significant change involves anything other than PL/CTCSS, I agree there
should be a paper re-coordination and the repeater should be considered OFF
THE AIR until the new coordination is complete.  Changing just a PL/CTCSS
from a non-accepted to the accepted Band Plan should NOT take the repeater
out of the listing completely, but reflect the change at next publication.

We are talking about Volunteers in the position to keep these records up to
date.  De-coordinating because of change of a simple PL/CTCSS is totally a
waste of valuable time for the assistant coordinator.  It would be much
easier to just change it at next publication.  What this says to me as a
repeater owner, is that I don't have a brain in my head and want WAR to tell
me everything.

When I read correspondence from WAR that they don't understand how a Remote
Base works, I have serious doubts that the right people are minding the
store.  With all due respect to those all volunteer positions, we DON'T need
the responses from WAR to make us feel they came straight from the Gestapo.
Remember WAR does NOT and NEVER will have a Federal or State Mandate that
puts them fully in control of Amateur Radio Services in Wisconsin.  These
are all Gentlemen's agreements and good practices NOT LAWS.

We need to be treated as friends not SUBJECTS.

 

Len Kreyer / N9QIP