CogentRadios

Good Morning, I have great news to report. Progress has been made and we are getting closer to putting our GMRS repeater on the AIR! The calculations on this repeater show a substantial coverage area for Perry and surrounding counties. This repeater is free for use to all properly GMRS Licensed users. There are common sense rules of use that need to be followed, such as emergency traffic and Emergency Operations have priority to air time. No unsupervised minors etc. the rules of use can be found at our club page: https://forums.mygmrs.com/clubs/41-claarc-gmrs/ Although participating on our club page is not mandatory it is recommended and appreciated. To formally request access to this repeater please use the following link: https://mygmrs.com/repeater/6858 If you are in need of a radio or advice on how to proceed you can reach out to us at: https://cogentradios.com/contact/ If you are interested in this and active on facebook you can follow us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/claarc

HAHAHA, thank you for making my day. I am not sure what you consider BIG MONEY but trust me when I tell you that is not the case by any means. If you are a mom and pop shop, you may be lucky to carve out a living in the radio business, if it was so lucrative I would not need a full time job, thanks again for the laugh.

Rocinante

But yet when it was endorsed and the parts were sold by mygmrs to link repeaters it was all the rage LOLOL. I am glad concepts and advancements in approaches to technology Dont. Depend. On. People. That. are. Not. Informed.

"Don Quixote in action" Submitted a filing to have the term networking removed from GMRS rules and clearer definitions of "Clear Speech", "Networking" and existing rule terminology. Final comments on Docket No. 25-133 are due by 04/28/2025. I am hoping this wont take years to determine.

I will slay those windmills! ;)

Here is the response from the FCC. Once again "Staff Opinion" is dictating the rules, which are guidelines. Next step contacting my senator in the hopes of forcing a legal opinion and definitions for the terms in questions. " The information you requested from the FCC can be found below in the body of the email. If you have any questions contact us at (877) 480-3201. Thank You! Case Id: HD0001478045 Summary: Rule Clarification Description: The rules and definitions pertaining to utilizing digital to analog FM technologies are not real clear and I am seeking clarification regarding the following scenario. **Please do not reply back to this message. The e-mail address is configured for outgoing e-mail only.** Good afternoon, The rule states that stations may only be connected to the PSTN or other networks for the sole purposes of operation by remote control. Staff opinion is that using any network, including digital cellular networks to carry messages to be transmitted on GMRS channels is prohibited. Please note that there may be other rules that impact the operations described. The type of station that you describe does not appear to meet the definition of a repeater station when operating in this capacity(see 95.303). Further, automatic control of stations operated in the GMRS is generally prohibited unless that station meets the definition of a repeater station under the rules (see 95.1747 and 95.347). If you have any further questions or need additional information, please submit a help request at https://www.fcc.gov/wtbhelp or call the FCC Licensing Support Center at (877) 480-3201. Sincerely, FCC Licensing Support Center 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET, M – F Ref:MSG17140595

Actually it is different, there would be a group established on a dedicated server, that is not accessible to anyone with an app or poc radio, you must be added to the group by a sysop not just have a node available to dial into.

Isnt that the same for any gmrs repeater, how would you make sure your not keying on a simplex user?

Did you even read the purpose of this, its amazing how many people in this forum fail the concept of seeking to understand but have an opinion. This is not linking and creating a national network, its creating access to a community repeater to users in that community on a national level. Let me simplify, you are a regular user on a GMRS repeater and travel out of the area you can still access your community repeater, its that simple. This is not for having Joe Blow operator from NY tying up repeaters in LA. I would not want that either. It makes no sense that this is not permissible other than telecom lobbying against it. The rest of the challenge is legal definition and interpretation of rules.

Latest update, looks like it has been assigned.

The support ticket tracking is not working and will reach out to FCC next week. Meanwhile enjoy the reading. https://thehill.com/homenews/5191096-fcc-unveils-sweeping-deregulation-effort/

Thats cool, and as a repeater owner I thank you for not doing it, LOLOL

No, not only is the nutshell soft, its not even in the same conversation.