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- Ohio Area Repeater Council, Inc.
- Micheal Patrick, Coordination Chairman
- 1200 Nadine Drive
- Heath, Ohio 43056
- 614-323-0945
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- April 22, 1989
-
- Mr. Jack Hurst, WD8CFS
- 2909 Hudson Aurora Road
- Hudson, Ohio 44236 RE: 146.43/147.43 Mhz repeater
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- Mr. William Cling, KB6NX
- 1975 Hines Hill Road
- Hudson, Ohio 44236 RE: 146.475/147.475 Mhz repeater
-
- Gentlemen,
-
- I have brought to the attention of the Directors of the Ohio Area Repeater
- Council, Inc., the many letters from amateurs in Northeast Ohio who object
- to the use of established simplex frequencies for repeater use. This
- letter is directed to you at their request and reflects the feelings of the
- council.
-
- It is felt that the present ARRL band plan provides for ample repeater pair
- in the Two Meter sub-bands. The note of 1 Meg splits as a local option in
- the ARRL repeater directory is not an indication that the league supports
- this option. It is not part of the present band plan which has been
- adopted by over 90 percent of the amateur community.
-
- The operation of repeaters in Ohio on a 1 Meg split is a violation of this
- band plan and is unfavorable to the many simplex users in your area.
- Although no rule violation can be directly linked to your use of these
- frequencies for repeater operation, it certainly is not in the spirit of
- amateur radio nor good amateur practice.
-
- The Ohio Area Repeater Council, Inc, in behalf of its members and the
- amateurs of Ohio, objects to your continued operation within the simplex
- area of the ARRL band plan ands insists you discontinue operation by April
- 30, 1989. The council is not certain that a pair, per the band plan, is
- available to either of you. A study will be conducted by the Coordination
- Committee to determine if an assigned pair, not being used, can be
- reassigned. This study will be completed by May 29, 1989, and you will
- both be advised of the results by May 30, 1989.
-
- In the event that only one pair can be located, it will be offered to Mr.
- Cling first. Mr. Hurst had been assigned the repeater pair of 145.25 Mhz
- which he moved to the 1 Meg split while Mr. Cling has no assigned pair for
- his system. If a pair cannot be located for either party, both of you will
- be placed on a waiting list for the next available pair, with Mr. Cling,
- having first choice.
-
- For the Directors of the Ohio Area Repeater Council, Incorporated,
-
- /s/ Micheal D. Patrick, WB8ZCE
- Coordination Chairman, OARC
-
- CC: OARC file, Ken Bird, Secretary
- George Waldie, W8JRL, Chairman, OARC
- All User letters sent to OARC
- Engineer in charge, FCC Field Office, Farmington Hills, MI.
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