RepeaterBook.com Atlanta Admin Concerns

[radiohead90]

Hello,

My name is Archie Dean Callsigns W8APX. I own a repeater in the Atlanta area. I have a few concerns about the admin for Atlanta. I think there Callsigns is KV4VT. The Atlanta admin has continuously reduce the coverage details for my repeater. I have also stated that my repeater is not on a network and is standalone.

But the administrator appears to not understand this. They continue to list incorrect information for the Talk group that is allowed for use (TG404). Along with Time slot 1 for digital. The unit also does analog with a pl of 141.3. The admin continuously post that repeater is on the Brandmister network.

They also listed the incorrect Talkgroup information for the Repeater. And I am not sure why he has continuously downgraded the coverage details. My repeater has a 65 to 75 mile coverage radius on any decent set up. This is not exaggerated and is a well-known fact. I have sent request two times to have the information corrected. Each time the admin ignores my notes and details.

I do not know the admin and have no history with them. So I’m not sure as to why they continue to post incorrect information for me and my equipment only.

*Update the local admin has now completely deleted the listing. No other online repeater listing website or mobile application has ever given me issues. I am wondering if anyone has had any similar concerns and or issues as such?

Just wanted to share

 

[MTS2000des]

Archie, you are not the only victim of KV4VT and his personal attacks/vendetta against repeater owners. Last summer, he continually posted false/defamatory and inaccurate data on our repeater, despite our trustee advising correct information. He also claimed our repeater doesn't have coverage where it clearly does and our users and stakeholders use it on a regular basis.

For the record, I have NEVER heard this call sign on our repeater. ALL radio traffic, both analog and P25, is recorded on a public safety grade logging recorder, so if he was attempting to access it, he never legally identified in voice or CW. Furthermore, he never made contact with myself or anyone via telephone, email or messaging despite us reaching out and requesting him communicate, yet he claimed in one of his public posts that "trustee made threatening telephone calls". None of us have his phone number, though he has ours and has yet to make any attempt at communication.

I reached out to the owner of the site to have the defamatory and incorrect data removed. He is a very responsive individual but it looks like more work needs to be done to get someone who is more qualified to be an admin for Georgia. I am not sure what this individuals goal or purpose is, but putting down repeater owners who spend thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of time to make such systems available certainly gives rise to closing them to public use or taking them down altogether. It just isn't worth the headache in the long run.

If anything, it appears as someone with too much time on their hands and a "keyboard warrior" who's mission in life is to put others accomplishments down to make themselves more viable. What a shame. Maybe it's just jealousy? I mean I don't see any repeaters in his listings with his call sign on them. Hams can be our own worst enemies sometimes.

 

[radiohead90]

I hope that this individual ether gets help or is replaced immediately. Guess time will tell how many other hams he’s lashed out at.

 

[Reconrider]

I've noticed a lot of info being wrong. Seems that his admin(s) are purposely not allowing updates unless it's on a network at this point. I've found repeaters that have incorrect tx/rx pl tones, and frequencies wrong by the slightest bit in different areas. Guess it's time we go to another repeater website - know any others?