Feb. 2008

Are They Frequency Coordinators or Repeater Coordinators?

Looking over a list of what are supposed to be "Frequency Coordinators", I see an alarming number of them with "Repeater" in their names. Check the list below for examples. The entire list is presented by the ARRL as "Frequency Coordinators", not just "Repeater Coordinators". Those not listed had more appropriate names such as "Frequency Coordinator", "Spectrum Management", or even "Council of Amateur Radio Clubs". With a name like "Repeater Council", I am not being reassured of the protection and preservation of VHF-UHF simplex frequencies. Am I being paranoid?

Alabama Repeater Council, INC.
Arkansas Repeater Council
Southern California Repeater & Remote Base Association
The Middle Atlantic FM & Repeater Council, Inc. (Delaware)
Florida Repeater Council
South Eastern Repeater Association, Inc. (Georgia)
Hawaii State Repeater Advisory Council
Illinois Repeater Association, Inc.
Indiana Repeater Council
Iowa Repeater Council, Inc.
Kansas Amateur Repeater Council
South Eastern Repeater Association, Inc. (Kentucky)
Michigan Area Repeater Council
Minnesota Repeater Council
South Eastern Repeater Association, Inc.
Missouri Repeater Council, Inc.
Southern Nevada Repeater Council
Area Repeater Coordination Council, Inc.
VT Independent Repeater Coordinating Committee (Vermont)
Upper New York Repeater Council, Inc.
Western New York Southern Ontario Repeater Council
South Eastern Repeater Association, Inc. (North Carolina)
Ohio Area Repeater Council
Oklahoma Repeater Society Inc.
Oregon Region Relay Council, Inc. (Suspect - what does relay mean?)
Area Repeater Coordination Council, Inc. (Pensylvania)
Western Pennsylvania Repeater Council
South Eastern Repeater Association, Inc. (South Carolina)
South Eastern Repeater Association, Inc. (Tennessee)
W. Washington Amateur Relay Association, Inc. (Suspect)
South Eastern Repeater Association, Inc. (West Virginia)
Wisconsin Association of Repeaters

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