MICHIGAN AREA REPEATER COUNCIL
NEWSLETTER
WEB SITE:
http://www.qsl.net/miarc
e-mail: miarc@yahoogroups.com
A
short note from the Prez………..
Greetings one and all. First of all, I would like to address the situation concerning the TDS’s. Many of you have sent in TDS’s that were ether renewals or changes to your repeaters. Many of you have also noticed that on the Website that you might be in the Red, showing that your TDS is due. This is not the case. The program for that portion of the Website automatically changes the site if the Database Manager does not update it.
The reason for the delay stems back to last year. The last six months we were without a Coordinator. At the December, 2000 meeting, Wallace Murray agreed to fill the position. He was already behind due to nothing being done prior to him taking over. Now comes the New Year, and all the renewals, let alone the out of state request, and he still is trying to get out of the hole. So please be patient until he gets caught up.
The September meeting will be our Annual meeting in Lansing, at the Lansing - Lions of Michigan State Office on the 9th, due to the Labor Day weekend being the first weekend. At this meeting, there will be elections for the office of Vice-President, Treasurer, and a Director position. Elsewhere in the newsletter, you will find a ballot that you may use if you are unable to attend the meeting. This ballot must reach the P.O. Box no later then Saturday the 8th in order to counted. Please mark BALLOT on the envelope. Nominations will be opened at the meeting preceding the election.
Just a reminder the December will be held in Oakland County at the EOC office on the 2nd. Directions will be in the newsletter, or log on to MARC’s website.
If anyone has any questions, you can reach the Board via of the website, or my phone number is 810-465-7126. For those of making the meeting on the September 9th , I’ll see you there.
73, Dennis, W8DFG President
The MARC database has been updated with 39 renewal TDS in addition to the regular activity of recording dues, email, and address and phone number changes.
I produced an update of the web site Repeater Directory and the Officers, Meetings and Newsletter pages.
The latest Repeater Directory shows that roughly half the 404 repeaters listed have an Annual Renewal Update TDS due. If you have submitted a renewal TDS that has not been processed and posted to the database your entry on the website will show red. The source of the repeater directory is the database, and it is built by a program that checks to see if the last TDS on record is two or more years old. Once your TDS has been processed the database and the repeater directory will be updated and you will be back “in the black”.
As of July 26 a backlog in TDS’s remains, but your frequency coordinator and I are making progress.
Website TDS Submissions in processing:
· 49 Renewal/Modification Requests
· 33 New Coordination Requests
Paper TDS Submissions in processing: I requested information from Wallace but did not get a response in time for the newsletter.
For those members that will be submitting Paper and
Website TDS forms:
Please fill out your forms completely. Accurate, complete and legible TDS forms make the process of updates go faster. Remember you may only have a few TDS’s to submit but your frequency coordinator and I have hundreds to process in the course of a year. The review, recording and filing procedures we follow are strictly a manual effort, that when combined can easily consume an hour per TDS. So be kind to us guys in the trenches.
Dave Johnson, WD8DJB
Director’s Note
Ron Gordon W8YUC presently one of the director's of MARC will be in the running for reelection of director. Hope to see a big turnout .The last 2 years sure have went fast.See ya there. Ron Gordon W8YUC
MARC
Treasurer’s Report
If you want your vote to count in the September election, you must be a paid-up member of MARC. Dues are paid for the calendar year. Funds received during 2001 will apply for membership during this year. If you want to pre-pay your dues for future years, then please mark the form accordingly.
On a secondary note, due to other commitments, I will not be a candidate for any MARC Board position this year. I have enjoyed serving on the board and found it to be a very interesting and educational experience. I want to thank everyone for this opportunity.
MARC is continuing to move in the right direction and under its present board makeup will grow and be a significant presence for all repeater owners and operators. The support of everyone goes a long way to insure this action.
Joel Goldberg, W8HIU
This article was submitted to the newsletter
by Bruce Winchell N8UT. It
originally appeared in the Indiana Repeater Council Newsletter. The Author was
not listed.
FCC Says, “Tend to Your Coordination!”
Radio Amateurs may lose their co ordinations for failure to update. Recently, in the Seattle, Washington area, the coordination of a still-operating repeater was revoked for failure to update and a new repeater was coordinated on the same frequency. The FCC Field Office was consulted and after the FO checked with FCC Headquarters, they stated that the failure of the original coordination holder to “tend his coordination” means that the now uncoordinated repeater owner is responsible for resolving any resulting interference problems. (read “take it off the air” …ed)
If you change your location or operating parameters, you must recoordinate (if possible) to maintain a valid coordination. The FCC has taken action regarding an uncoordinated repeater in New York. In this case the repeater was once coordinated but changed location thereby invalidating its coordination. Regarding this situation, Riley Hollingsworth of the FCC wrote: “Section 97.205 of the commission’s rules states that where there is interference between a coordinated repeater and an uncoordinated repeater, ‘the licensee of the uncoordinated repeater has primary responsibility to resolve the interference.’”
Minutes for MARC INC.
Meeting of June 2, 2001
The Quarterly Meeting of
MARC INC. was called to order By President Dennis Gaboury at 1 pm at the Hudsonville
Fairgrounds.
The following board members were present, President Dennis Gaboury W8DFG, Director Ron Gordon W8YUC, Database Manager Dave Johnson WD8DJB, newly appointed Vice President Jim Maike KB8IFE, and Secretary Ron Huber N8JAZ. Thirty Hams were present.
The minutes from the March meeting in Bay City were read by N8JAZ.Included in those minutes was proposed bylaw change of eliminating the $4 coordination fee by Treasurer Joel Goldberg W8HIU. A motion to accept as read was made by Director Gordon W8YUC and supported by W8IC and the motion carried.
President Gaboury in absence of Treasurer Goldberg read the Treasurer’s Report.
It was reported that the balance in savings was $3,478.69 and in checking $880.00.
Jim Maike KB8IFE has been appointed as Vice President. The proposed change in the bylaws regarding the elimination of the coordination fee was read by N8JAZ.
A request from Data Base Manager Dave Johnson WD8DJB that all T.D.S. be filled out correctly and double-checked for accuracy.
Elections will be held at the Lansing meeting on September 9, 2001. The following offices are up for election Vice President, Treasurer (Joel is not running), and one director. All nominations should be sent to Secretary Ron Huber N8JAZ before August 1 to be in the newsletter.
Our Bylaws are available on the web site. The Bylaws Committee is working on
standards and the survey results.
The September 9th meeting will probably be held the fire station in Lansing. The December meeting will be held at Oakland E.O.C.
The meetings for 2002: March Saginaw, June Grand Rapids, September Lansing, and December location is open.
Please update any changes in your email or snail mail address, phone number or area code.
A motion to adjourn was made by W8HVG and supported by KB8MS. Meeting Adjourned.
Respectfully submitted Ron Huber N8JAZ
From I-96 E or W take exit 104 to 1st red light, which is S. Pennsylvania, then go R (N) to next red light
Which is E. Miller Rd., then go R (E) about 300 ft. to Executive Dr., then go L (N) on Executive Dr.
To Lions of Michigan State Office – which is approximately 500 ft. on Left Side.
The Address is 5730 Executive Dr. Lansing MI 48911
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President |
Dennis Gaboury |
W8DFG |
P.O. Box 463148 Mt. Clemens, MI 48046 |
|
Vice President |
Jim Maike |
KB8IFE
|
977 E. 8th St. Box 27 White Cloud, MI 49349 |
|
Secretary |
Ron Huber |
N8JAZ |
7135 Bradley Rd. Saginaw, MI 48601 |
|
Treasurer |
Joel Goldberg |
W8HIU |
6762 Red Cedar Lane West Bloomfield, MI 48324 |
|
Immediate Past President |
Kelly F. Karpp |
KB8RWG |
4321 Bamfield Rd. Glennie, MI 48737 |
|
Director |
Ron Gordon |
W8YUC |
7172 Sharp Rd. Swartz Creek, MI 48473 |
|
Director |
Bill Kelly |
KC8DGB |
17158 Hans Dr. Fraser, Mi 48026 |
|
Frequency Coordinator |
Wallace W. Murray |
KE8HR |
1403 S. Hill Rd. Milford, MI 48381 |
|
Database Manager |
Dave Johnson |
WD8DJB |
2266 E. Vermontville Hwy Charlotte, MI 48813 |
Membership Form
Name:
_________________________________Call Sign: _______________________________
Address:
__________________________________________ City: ________________________
State:
_______________ Zip: _________________ Email: ________________________________
Day Phone:
(___)________________________Night Phone: (___)_________________________
Club or Repeater
Affiliation: _______________________________________________________
Check One [ ] Full Member ($15) [ ]
Associate Member ($7.50)
Newsletter [ ] Email or [ ] U.S. Mail.
Make checks out to MARC Inc.
Send to Joel Goldberg, W8HIU, 6762 Red Cedar Lane, West Bloomfield, MI. 48324
Please
Remember to notify us of all email, USP address,
and
telephone number changes.
Upcoming Meeting Schedule
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September 9, 2001 |
Lansing |
Lions of Michigan State
Office |
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December 2, 2001 |
Pontiac |
Pontiac E.O.C. |
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March 2002 |
Saginaw |
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June 2002 |
Grand Rapids |
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September 2002 |
Lansing |
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December 2002 |
Unknown |
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Please use this as your absentee ballot for the September elections. According to our Bylaws and Standards, your dues must be current 24 hours prior to the election date of September 9,2001.
Mail
your ballots to P.O. Box 463148 Mt.
Clemens, MI 48046 .Please clearly
mark on the outside of your envelope your call sign and the
word’s Election Ballot. That way they will only be opened at the
election.
Jim Maike, KB8IFE (incumbent)
Kelly Karpp, KB8RWG
___________________
Please use the website TDS if
possible, rather than the TDS form below,
to improve readability and speed up processing.
http://www.qsl.net/miarc/tdsform.html
The website form will
display a copy of what you submit
so you can print a copy for
your files.
Michigan Area Repeater Council
Technical Data Sheet
Action Requested
New Coordination___ Reassignment ___ Modify
Existing Coordination___ Renewal Update___
System Type
_____ Repeater _____ One Way Link _____ Two
Way Link _____ Multi Location Link
Frequency Information
Band: ___________ Output Freq.: ___________
Input Freq.: _________ Control Freq.: _______
System Status
In Operation: ______ Will Be On By:
__________ Not Used (return to frequency pool) _______
Sponsorship (Sponsor is the holder of the
coordination)
Sponsor: _________________________Trustee:
___________________Station Call: __________
System Owner:
_____________________________________________________________
System Information
City Identified With System:
_________________________________________Return Form To:
Geographic Area Served:
______________________________________
Wallace Murray
County (transmitter located):
_________________________________________KE8HR
Repeater Address: _________________________________________________1403
S Hill Rd.
Location Of Receiver If Different Than
Above: ___________________________ Milford,MI.48381
Coordinates To The Nearest Second: Latitude:
________________ Latitude________________
Ground Elevation Above Sea Level (AMSL):
__________________
Ant Height Above Ground: __________Height
Above Average Terrain (HAAT): _______________
Date system was originally coordinated:
______/_______/_______
Michigan Coordination number: ____________
ARRL Coordination number: _____________
Antenna & Power Information
Antenna Gain: ______ dB Omni Or Directional:
_____ Bearing Of Ant (if directional) _______
Power To Antenna: ___________Watts E.R.P. In
Watts: ___________________
Access Mode
____(O) Open _____(C) Closed ____(PL) CTCSS
Freq.____ DTMF (T) ___ Digital (Y) ______
Do you want this Repeater listed in the ARRL
Directory? Yes _____ No _____
Do you want your PL Tone/DTMF Access
sequence Published? Yes_____ No _____
System Features
A= Auto patch CA= Closed Patch DS= Dual
Squelch E= Emergency Power L= Linked P= Portable System PKT= Digital Packet
Capability R/r = RACES
A/a = ARES X= Wide Area (requires Quadrant
App) Y= RTTY/ASCII
z/Z= Direct Access To Police (911) WX =
Weather Net
Your Features: ___________________________________________
Trustee Information
Name:
_________________________________________Call sign: ______________________
Address: ________________ _______________
City: __________________State: ______
Zip Code: ________Day Phone (___)__________
Night (____)_________________
Email Address:
___________________________________________________________
I want to receive the MARC Newsletter by:
Email Only ________ Regular Mail only _________
I certify that I have read and agree to abide
by the MARC Standards and that the statements above are true, complete and
correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Signature:
__________________________________________ Date: __________________
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TDS
This form explains how to fill out the MARC
TDS form. It does not cover every box/line. This is to be filed only by a
licensed amateur radio operator. The person filling out this form should be the
Trustee of the repeater; the trustee normally is the control operator and has
sole responsibility for all correspondence with the MARC.
This form must be complete and all
appropriate boxes checked.
ACTION REQUESTED:
I Check New Coordination for a frequency not
currently assigned to you or when requesting an additional link frequency, to change
location, ERP, antenna height, or any other operation that will change the
technical parameters of the system. Explain the modification desired in the
Comments area.
2. Check Modify Existing Coordination for a
change in call sign, Trustee, access mode or system features.
3. Check Renewal Update when making the
required two-year update of the MARC inc. files
SYSTEM TYPE: Check only one box in this section, Use an
individual form for each component such as a transmitter, link, system, or
remote receivers.
FREQUENCY INFORMATION:
1. For a New Coordination, indicate the
desired band only.
All other actions require entering
coordinated frequency data.
SYSTEM STATUS: Proposed if new coordination or when
modifying existing coordination.
Will Be On By and enter date if system has been off for
some reason. All other boxes in this section are self explanatory. Return to
Freq. Pool if you no longer need your currently assigned frequency.
SPONSORSHIP: The sponsor is the actual holder of the
coordination. Enter sponsor name, club or organization.
SYSTEM INFORMATION:
1. Geographic Area Served Please use the 4
quadrant indicator NE, NW, SE, SW given 1-75, US-27, & US-127 as the
north/south line and 46 as the east/west line.
2. Note Location of Receiver if different
from the transmitter location,
Coordinates provide the Latitude and
Longitude to nearest second. (Required) Entries with double zeros in the
seconds position are not acceptable. The AMSL and COORDINATES are derived from
a USGS 7 2 minute quadrangle map or GPS device.
Exact Location: this is the address where
the repeater is located.
ANTENNA & POWER INFORMATION: Please note the Power to Antenna does not
refer to transmit power out of the transmitter, but to the actual power that
reaches the feed point of the antenna, there are significant power losses in
duplexers
TRUSTEE INFORMATION: Enter name and call sign of individual in
control of the repeater.
Station Call is the call sign on the
repeater ID.
For
further information please visit our web site at http://www.qsl.net/miarc
Or email
us at miarc@yahoogroups.com
MARC Inc.
P.O.Box 463148
Mt. Clemens, MI 48046