What is Frequency Coordination ?
• Basically, it is a form of voluntary participation in an organized program intended to keep interference between repeaters and their users to a minimum. To do this, repeater trustees work with UNYREPCO which maintains a database of repeater frequencies in active use (as well as new repeaters which are under construction but may not yet be in operation). UNYREPCO assists the proposed repeater trustee in selecting operating frequencies (and other technical details) which will, hopefully, be compatible with other existing repeaters.
Although it is not “required” by the FCC rules, most repeater operators coordinate the input and output frequencies for their repeaters, as well as any auxiliary link and control frequencies, with their local or regional frequency coordinators. The FCC defines a frequency coordinator as An entity, recognized in a local or regional area by amateur operators whose stations are eligible to be repeater or auxiliary stations, that recommends transmit/receive channels and associated operating and technical parameters for such stations in order to avoid or minimize potential interference [97.3(a)(22)]. The primary function of frequency coordinators is to help amateurs, who desire to put up new repeaters, in selecting frequencies which will cause, and receive, a minimum amount of interference within the limited number of repeater frequency pairs available. Coordinators are volunteers who serve with the approval of the amateurs within their region. They have no authority to “assign” frequencies
Basically, it is a form of voluntary participation in an organized program intended to keep interference between repeaters and their users to a minimum. To do this, repeater sponsors work with their local frequency coordinator who maintains a database of repeater frequencies in active use (as well as new repeaters which are under construction but may not yet be in operation). The frequency coordinator assists the repeater sponsor in selecting operating frequencies (and perhaps other technical details) which will, hopefully, be compatible with other existing repeaters.
A – Frequency Coordination is the process of choosing and recommending one or more specific frequencies for a system that will operate on fixed frequencies, such as a voice repeater, an ATV repeater, a packet system, a remote base, radio control or link, beacon station, etc. This is done with the objective of preventing or reducing potential interference to existing systems, and to providing appropriate frequencies to new systems for the enjoyment of their users.
? A – Frequency Coordination is the process of choosing and recommending one or more specific frequencies for a system that will operate on fixed frequencies, such as a voice repeater, an ATV repeater, a packet system, a remote base, radio control or link, beacon station, etc. This is done with the objective of preventing or reducing potential interference to existing systems, and to providing appropriate frequencies to new systems for the enjoyment of their users.
