[WAR ] Tone Changes

[The Wisconsin Association of Repeaters]

Leave the PL tones set for the areas they are in.

73, Scott  N9FRY
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The Wisconsin Association of Repeaters" <war at mailman.qth.net>
To: <war at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: [WAR ] Tone Changes


> >From the W.A.R. Membership Reflector:
>
> 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
>
>
>
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