What can be done to lore Knuckleheads off of repeater without shutting them off or involving the FCC?

[WSGE414]

On 12/15/2024 at 7:04 PM, WQAI363 said:

As an Amateur Radio Licensee, I've heard a lot of terms in reference to individuals that lack commonsense on local Amateur Radio or GMRS repeaters. Last night, there sure was an individual making a complete Democratic Mascot out of himself. I can't tell whether the individual is a minor or an Adult that lacks commonsense. All I know that this individual has caused a lot of repeater trustees and owner to temporarily shut off their repeaters on several occasions, which is annoying to the membership of those organizations or groups that use those repeaters. 

Even though I'm not a member of LEARN, I key up and asked the individual to vacate the repeater. Of course, that individual is a child, because he tried to mock my speech pattern, which shows me, he must be either a minor or a complete Knucklehead.

Then again, I guess I'm guilty of cur chunking the repeater. However, I would never do the non-sense that this Banana has been doing. 

 

surely is unfortunate that folks do these things .. as a noobie new licensee I was  wondering how best to ask permission to use a permission only repeater?

I’m in an area that doesn't have many around and there is one not too far away with a decent radius that I might be able to reach … i’d use it to chat with one of my boys 

of course i can find the repeater owners  address and snail mail a request .. is that the best way ?

Thanks for a reply 

[SteveShannon]

14 minutes ago, WSGE414 said:

surely is unfortunate that folks do these things .. as a noobie new licensee I was  wondering how best to ask permission to use a permission only repeater?

I’m in an area that doesn't have many around and there is one not too far away with a decent radius that I might be able to reach … i’d use it to chat with one of my boys 

of course i can find the repeater owners  address and snail mail a request .. is that the best way ?

Thanks for a reply 

If the repeater is in the MyGMRS repeater directory just click on the button to ask for permission. 

[WSGE414]

55 minutes ago, SteveShannon said:

If the repeater is in the MyGMRS repeater directory just click on the button to ask for permission. 

I was trying to figure out how to do that on the mobile app but it doesn't seem possible there … i thought that i looked for that here but must have missed it or didn't think to look for that option here ! forehead slap ..but I have now found it here and see the request link

 Thank You Steve !!!

[Lscott]

On 12/16/2024 at 11:40 AM, WRXB215 said:

I wonder what it took the get the FCC to send that one letter to that one guy? Whoever prompted that action should publish an FCC How To.