The New JC 700 Repeater
Status:
The repeater is now operational, upgraded antenna placement pending (estimated
completion: Unknown - see below). It is rated at 50W final output power (40W at the
antenna due to duplexer and feedline losses).
Update:
Due to the transition of the RF product line from Commscope to Andrew, all
commercial antennas are on extended backorder, with shipments going to large
commercial customers first. My antenna delivery has shipped from early April
to May to "unknown", and prices have more than tripled.
Potential users should request access via myGMRS.com in order to learn the
input and output tones, which should not be disclosed to others.
Users must abide by all GMRS operational requirements, including, but not
limited to:
- Transmit your call sign after each transmission or series of
transmissions.
- Transmit your call sign at least once every 15 minutes for a series of
transmissions lasting more than 15 minutes.
- Transmit your call sign in English using voice or in international Morse
code using an audible tone.
- Do not transmit content that is obscene, indecent, defamatory, harassing,
illegal, or that promotes illegal activities.
- Do not transmit false or misleading information.
- Do not transmit a broadcast that is intended to interfere with someone
else's communications.
In addition:
- Users are required to relinquish use of the repeater during emergencies,
except for communications directly related to such emergencies. The repeater
may operate at reduced power when running on battery backup power.
- You are solely responsible for communications you transmit through the
repeater (for example, just because the repeater auto-IDs does not mean that
you do not need to identify using your own call sign).
- You are encouraged to monitor the output frequency of 462.700 without
CTCSS/DCS before transmitting to avoid interfering with other repeaters
operating in this crowded area.
- Test transmissions and/or "kerchunking" the repeater beyond what may be
necessary to verify its function are discouraged.
- The repeater will send a "courtesy tone" to acknowledge retransmitting
your message. Therefore, "roger beeps" are STRONGLY discouraged.
- All transmissions through the repeater may be logged to ensure both
compliance with GMRS operational requirements as well as proper repeater
function.
- The operator reserves the right to limit access to the repeater or
discontinue repeater operation entirely in the event of persistent abuse.
Note: There is a fair amount of itinerant 462.700 low-power FRS traffic on
weekday afternoons. This seems to be related to school bus dispatching and
parent pick-ups.
