I haven't noticed too many submissions for amateur repeaters here in Texas. I see that Harris County is getting up to speed, but I expected the metro areas to have a lot of amateur repeater submissions this week. For those who weren't aware, when RR changed it's database format this past week, it also began accepting submissions for ALL active amateur radio repeaters (not Just ARES/RACES/Skywarn related ones anymore).
That being said, DBAs are looking for specifics with these submissions. If we expect this to be any sort of real resource, we need more than just output information. A standard format has been suggested of:
Output--Input--License--Type--Tone Out--Tone In--Alpha Tag--Description--Mode
That being said, we need a lot more information for these than the typical submission usually requires. Output /Input are fairly standard in amateur radio (though not always). The license would be nice, type can be resolved easily. The tone information is super important. Not all repeaters have an output tone, but 99% of them have input tones. Alpha Tag, Description, Mode and Tag can usually be resolved by the DBA.
Submissions for repeaters should be submitted to the county that the repeater resides in. Even if the repeater serves another county mostly (due to terrain or whatever), they should be submitted to the county they exist in, to prevent duplicates from appearing.
I know we have quite a few hams in our state's forum, so let's start populating the DB with amateur repeaters, so we can strive to become a better resource for radio operators.
That being said, DBAs are looking for specifics with these submissions. If we expect this to be any sort of real resource, we need more than just output information. A standard format has been suggested of:
Output--Input--License--Type--Tone Out--Tone In--Alpha Tag--Description--Mode
That being said, we need a lot more information for these than the typical submission usually requires. Output /Input are fairly standard in amateur radio (though not always). The license would be nice, type can be resolved easily. The tone information is super important. Not all repeaters have an output tone, but 99% of them have input tones. Alpha Tag, Description, Mode and Tag can usually be resolved by the DBA.
Submissions for repeaters should be submitted to the county that the repeater resides in. Even if the repeater serves another county mostly (due to terrain or whatever), they should be submitted to the county they exist in, to prevent duplicates from appearing.
I know we have quite a few hams in our state's forum, so let's start populating the DB with amateur repeaters, so we can strive to become a better resource for radio operators.
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