Repeater coordinates
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mkewman
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i'm confuzzed,
what kind of repeater? one licensed to, and used by a agency or company or an amateur radio repeater?
what kind of repeater? one licensed to, and used by a agency or company or an amateur radio repeater?
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N_Jay
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CVPI4Ever said:
What service??
:roll:
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N_Jay
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What are the call letters, or the licensees name and location?CVPI4Ever said:
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N_Jay
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CVPI4Ever said:
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/licenseLocSum.jsp;JSESSIONID_ULSSEARCH=DJc991JVD82Of70cyO5vYskXejhl2PW3PxW7wzqhc4P1n14dGBvA!1894427770!-1671820464?licKey=1705528
Seems they DON'T have a repeater licensed! :roll:
I did not check for other licenses under that FRN. :wink:
loumaag
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I did and got this:N_Jay said:
http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/UlsSearch/license.jsp?licKey=1273933
which is expired and a VHF base mobile license (also no repeater).
CVPI4Ever:
If you really want to get meaningful replies, try providing enough information so that others can reply with some measure of true helpfullness. Your original post was somewhat akin to this; "Gee, I wonder where that car came from?" I know exactly what I mean, but no one else (even N_Jay) has any idea what I am asking. People on this site are generally pretty helpful, but getting information out of you on this topic is like pulling teeth. :roll:
nd5y
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Notice how they are all licensed as 2W mobiles on 12.5 kHz splinter channels.
There is a rule that allows base or repeater operation at 2W on certain UHF channels
(and I belive with an antenna no higher than 20' above ground or existing structure)
even though they are licensed as mobiles. I would bet that 461.3625/466.3625 is a repeater.
There is a rule that allows base or repeater operation at 2W on certain UHF channels
(and I belive with an antenna no higher than 20' above ground or existing structure)
even though they are licensed as mobiles. I would bet that 461.3625/466.3625 is a repeater.
The FCC license search includes the entire file for that license including latitude and longitude or each transmitter location. You then need to get a national topo map program that will do a lat/long search such as DeLorme's Topo USA or, if you are just interested in one state you can purchase USGS topo maps on CD-ROM's one state at a time for about $100 from Topo! by National Geographic.
On some licenses the license applicant listed the name of the peak or electronic site on their application and it is carried over to the license when it is granted. Each license has four tabs to click on to: Main, Administration, Locations, and Frequencies. You can reach the license file using the call sign, FRN (fixed registration number or some such - common to all licenses issued to on entity), county searches, lat/long searches, and several more.
On some licenses the license applicant listed the name of the peak or electronic site on their application and it is carried over to the license when it is granted. Each license has four tabs to click on to: Main, Administration, Locations, and Frequencies. You can reach the license file using the call sign, FRN (fixed registration number or some such - common to all licenses issued to on entity), county searches, lat/long searches, and several more.
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I've found those maps to be of limited usefulness because they don't have topography on them. For the electronic sites I look for, the nearest maintained roads are so far away that by the time you zoom out and get the nearest town to show on the map it is difficult to tell where the site is at all. In the east these maps might work fairly well but in the west they don't. A license may list a town, but the location of the transmitter may actually be on any one of three or more different electronic sites, some of which could be 20-50 miles distant from that town.
nd5y
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Take the lat/lon from RR or FCC license data and copy/paste it in TopoZone.com
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Best idea I've seen yet. I have the software I mentioned because free programs don't have the tools I need which include interfacing with GPS units, calculating distance and acreage, and other tasks related to forestry consultant work. It is what I reach for when I look for electronic sites. For the purposes of finding out where an electronic site is and do it for free TopoZone is excellent.
Hi all,
The coordinates of all fixed transmitter sites are to be found in the FCC database, they didn't go anywhere. The exception is Amateur since it's not a fixed service but you will find the mailing adress of the control operator which if a street address is usually where the station is located but not always. If it's a repeater or remote base you're looking for you'll have to contact the CO or trustee listed for information.
When it comes to finding out just where those coordinates are if the FCC doesn't give you a hint (and it usually does) the USGS will. You'll find topographical maps with coordinates on the Web and like the man said, Topo Zone is excellent, that's where you'll find those USGS maps.
"I know exactly what I mean, but no one else (even N_Jay) has any idea what I am asking."
That's GREAT Lou, hats off to you, ROTFICHPIMP! (rolling on the floor in complete hysterics peeing in my pants)
The coordinates of all fixed transmitter sites are to be found in the FCC database, they didn't go anywhere. The exception is Amateur since it's not a fixed service but you will find the mailing adress of the control operator which if a street address is usually where the station is located but not always. If it's a repeater or remote base you're looking for you'll have to contact the CO or trustee listed for information.
When it comes to finding out just where those coordinates are if the FCC doesn't give you a hint (and it usually does) the USGS will. You'll find topographical maps with coordinates on the Web and like the man said, Topo Zone is excellent, that's where you'll find those USGS maps.
"I know exactly what I mean, but no one else (even N_Jay) has any idea what I am asking."
That's GREAT Lou, hats off to you, ROTFICHPIMP! (rolling on the floor in complete hysterics peeing in my pants)
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