Repeater Information

Club Net:  8pm on Sunday, 2 meter repeater!  Please lead the Net if a regular Net Control operator is unavailable.  Please click here for the Preamble.  Send any updates to the preamble to Dave, N8HKU.

6/16/2010: The 2m repeater is running, and the 220 Machine has now been restored.  The 440 machine is also not working properly, being weak and distorted.  Bob Krause, N8BK, will go have a look at it the week of June 28th, 2010.

Dave N8HKU

The Ford Amateur Radio League operates 3 club repeaters under the club K8UTT license.  All the repeaters are located in the Dearborn, MI area near the Southfield Fwy.  All repeaters are open for members and guests to operate. 

If there is a problem with any repeater, please contact the following:

Dave Treharne: 734-476-1666

Murray Scott: 248-734-1704

Pat Quinn: 734-729-1993

70cm Repeater: Bob Krause N8BK: 248-437-6634

Repeater Etiquette:  From the January, 2007 FARL Club meeting:

Ford Amateur Radio League

Net Etiquette: Participating in a 2 Meter Repeater Social Net

 Net Date and time:  Sunday, 8pm

1. The net is a directed net, run by a Net Control Operator, who will open the net by announcement at the appointed time.  If the Net Control Operator misses the net opening, then an alternate Net Control Operator may take responsibility for the Net.
2. Net Control will announce the start of the net, and ask for check-ins.
3. Net participants respond by giving their call sign, or the suffix of their call sign, when requested, over the next few seconds. Try to space out the calls over a couple of seconds.  Mobile and portable stations will be requested first.
4. Net Control operator will acknowledge calls heard, write them down, and ask for additional calls.
5. The check in process will continue until no other new calls are heard.
6. Net Control operator will then make any initial announcements, then ask the first operator in the check in list to state their traffic.  Mobile and portable stations will have first priority.
7. The operator then has the repeater, and can provide any traffic or message, including name, a statement, a question, or a comment.  The operator should keep the transmission within 2 minutes, and end by giving their call sign and handing the repeater back to Net Control.  (example: This is N8HKU sending it back to Net Control)
8. Net Control will acknowledge the operator, then proceed to the next operator on the list.
9. Periodically, Net Control will listen for check ins, or for anyone with emergency traffic. 
10. If any operator suddenly has emergency traffic to pass, insert their call sign suffix at the courtesy beep to attract the attention of Net Control.  Allow Net Control to then acknowledge the break.  Please do not break in unless there is emergency traffic to pass.
11. After all check ins have been heard, Net Control will make another pass through the checki ns for further input.  If an operator has no additional input, they just state "No Traffic" and pass it back to Net control. 
12. The Net Control Operator will close the net when no other operator has any additional traffic or information to pass.  The repeater will then go back to normal operation.

 Other Items:

                Traffic can be many things: 

·         Greetings to the club,

·         comment about a prior club event or an upcoming event,

·         a general discussion item,

·         an announcement.  If the announcement is for something such as a for sale item, please follow the following guidelines:

o        Make the comment about it brief and introductory

o        Recommend only those items that would appeal to amateur radio operators

·         Net Control will ask if any operators are interested in responding to a For Sale item.  Operators will give their call, and be recognized by Net Control.  Then, phone numbers may be exchanged to continue a discussion outside of the amateur radio bands.  It is OK per the rules to talk about For Sale items, but details about price, etc, need to be taken off of amateur radio to comply with the No commercial or business use regulation.

The Net may be a good time to announce an intention to attend a swap, organize a breakfast or lunch, etc. 

January 11, 2007

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Last modified: June 16, 2010