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Memorandum Of Understanding

Cooperative use agreement

For General Mobile Radio Repeaters

 

The purpose of this Memorandum is to clearly define roles and responsibilities of the Members/users and the owner(s) of the Cumberland GMRS Repeater Group’s (CGRG) General Mobile Radio System (GMRS) repeater described below.

 

For the purposes of this particular Memorandum, the following definitions can be used:

 

·        General Mobile Radio System is the personal radio service described in the Federal

Communications Commission’s Rules (CFR 47, Part 95). The GMRS is a licensed radio service, and is different from the Family Radio Service, which requires no FCC license for operation although some frequencies are common to both services.

 

·       GMRS Repeaters (Repeaters) are conventional UHF repeaters installed on GMRS

          channels, and operated by a GMRS Licensee. This Memorandum applies specifically to

       the following repeaters:

 

o        462/467.7000 “Cumberland Repeater” Located at Rt’s. 552 & 557 in Milmay, NJ

 

·       Repeater Owner (owner) is the GMRS licensee who has undertaken the responsibility of maintaining the repeater equipment and making it available for use. This person is ultimately responsible for the proper operation of the repeater. This includes a good faith effort to insure that the repeater is available for licensed and permitted users, and not available to unlicensed users or others who abuse the privilege of access. The repeaters in this case are operated by:

 

o              Douglas DiGiovacchino, WPSI726, email: CLICK HERE

 

·       Member (Regular user) is any GMRS licensed individual, and any family members covered by that license; that has requested and obtained permission from the Repeater Owner to access the above GMRS repeaters. Members are assigned a “Cumberland” Unit Number.

·       Temporary User is any GMRS licensed individual that accesses the repeater on a non-regular basis (pass through or emergency)or is a member of a repeater that the CGRG has a reciprocal use agreement with.

 

 ACCESS PERMISSION

 

1.     The owner hereby grants free of charge permission for use of the repeaters listed in this document to any user meeting the following requirements:

a.     The User is a Member  or Temporary User as defined above;

b.     The User holds a current and valid GMRS license;

c.     The user abides by all GMRS rules, regulations, and guidelines in effect by both the FCC and the repeater owner, especially those about station identification and monitor-before-transmit.

d.     The user is aware and considerate of the shared nature of the repeaters;

e.     The user has not had access privileges revoked by the owner.

 

2.     The user is expected to:

a.     If a Member, to sign this agreement in good faith;

b.     Maintain their GMRS license;

c.     Purchase and properly maintain their own GMRS radio equipment;

d.     Contact the repeater owner for Member access permission if they become a frequent user;

e.     Follow all applicable rules and guidelines;

f.      Be courteous, considerate and helpful to other users;

g.     Refrain from using Obscene, profane or indecent words, language or meaning;

h.     Report suspected repeater problems to the owner;

i.      Participate in on-air repeater equipment testing if needed.

           

            Failure to comply with any of the above can result in the loss of access privileges.

 

 RELIABILITY

 

The owner will make an effort to keep the equipment operational. However, there is NO GUARANTEE that the GMRS repeater equipment will be available for use at any given time. .

 

In the event of a failure of the GMRS system, the GMRS system will be off the air until repairs are made. In addition, failure of the repeater equipment could possibly lead to extended downtimes, depending on the circumstances and any repair/replacement costs and availability of money to pay for them.

 

Repeaters may or may not be available during times of commercial power outages at the antenna sites. Sometimes during extended outages arrangements are made for backup power, but this is not always the case.

 

DO NOT RELY ON GMRS RADIO SYSTEMS FOR CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS.

 

UPGRADES AND FUNDING

 

By FCC rule, the repeater owner cannot charge a “for profit” fee or subscription for GMRS repeater use. It does take a considerable amount of money and time to install and maintain the systems properly.  There is no rule that prohibits donations towards the costs of equipment maintenance and upgrades. The repeater owner would appreciate any and all donations of any size to defray some of the costs of installing and maintaining the equipment. Anyone who makes a donation will be listed on the GMRS Repeater Fund page, which can be found at http://www.cumberlandgmrs.org/donation.html .  All donations go DIRECTLY towards keeping the repeater systems running and, possibly adding upgrades or additional sites in the future

 

 

     I have read and understand the provisions of this Agreement and expressly agree to same.

 

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Douglas DiGiovacchino, Repeater Owner        FCC Call Sign          Date signed

 

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Address                                                                    Telephone Number

 

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Member Signature                                FCC Call Sign         Date Signed

 

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Member Name                                                      Email Address

 

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Address of Record                                               Telephone Number(s)