User Manual December 21, 2019

Foreword Thank you for volunteering to admin on Repeaterbook.com. Repeaterbook.com contains over 21,000 repeaters throughout North America and

another 7,000 across the world. It is not possible for one person to manage a database of this size. With your help, Repeaterbook.com can be

the most accurate and helpful online repeater directory available.

Repeaterbook.com has been online since 2006. Many other web sites have come and gone, but this one stays online. The secret of the success is

free, accurate data. Though people will pay for data (they buy repeater directories all the time), this site believes the data should be a service to

the community and all information should be free.

Tools are provided on the site to help you research data. But you still will need to get out, test repeaters, and gather information. The best

research is someone actually verifying the repeater is actually there and it works.

As you may know, there are many “paper” repeaters out there. This is to say that a repeater is coordinated to operate on a channel, but there is

no repeater there. This could be because there used to be, there had been plans for it, there are plans for it, or someone is squatting. These

“paper” repeaters get listed in many directories because the coordination councils report them as coordinated. We like to go a step further and

let the community know if the repeater is operational or not. What good is a repeater listing if you cannot key up the repeater?!

Contents Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2

Code of Conduct ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Tasks and Responsibilities .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7

Log in & Navigation ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8

Anatomy of a Repeater Listing ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Repeater Editing........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Editing a Repeater ........................................................................................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.

USGS place search (US Only) ................................................................................................................................................................................ 12

International Place Search ................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Google Geolocator ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

GPS Conversion Tool ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 13

Get Grid Square/Locator ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Route Management (North America only) .......................................................................................................................................................... 14

Manage Repeater Links ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 15

EchoLink: Look up node ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 17

WIRES-X ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17

RB IPSC Assignment ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 17

Assigning an RB IPSC Network ............................................................................................................................................................................. 17

How these assignments affect the repeater’s Details page ................................................................................................................................ 18

Call Info ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14

Credit Management ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20

Administrative Dashboard ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Dashboard Information ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 24

Tools ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27

Two-Year Audit ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27

DMR Management ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Glossary ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 35

Code of Conduct Note: Repeaterbook.com expects all participants to exhibit the highest levels of appropriate behavior, while conducting Repeaterbook business

and exhibit high on-air moral character. The personal life of Repeaterbook admins should be free of activities that would bring reproach to

Repeaterbook.com including illegal or unethical behavior.

All content posted by visitors to this site is monitored to ensure that it is meets the standards of high moral character. See the Terms of Use (to

which you must agree) for additional information.

The following policies are provided to encourage participation in a collaborative and open environment. Adherence to these policies will ensure

that this site is a friendly and helpful place for all who use it. If you disregard these policies, Repeaterbook may edit or remove the offending

material and may block your access to this site.

We encourage the following behavior:

• Follow the Golden Rule -- Everyone enjoys being treated with respect.

• When in doubt, don't post it. Take a deep breath, check your facts, etc. It's better to wait if you are unsure of something or too frustrated

to think clearly.

• Keep the content of the site clear and concise.

• Post factual information.

You may not post any of the following:

• Religious discussions or debate.

• Political discussions or debate.

• Legal discussions or debate.

• Pornography of any kind (textual or visual).

• Comments or content that is rude, obscene, or hateful, or that ridicules or belittles any person, organization, or location (this includes any

so-called “flaming” of other participants).

• Information that you know or should know to be false or that you intend to be misleading.

• Links to Web sites in an effort to promote or generate traffic to Web sites or businesses.

• Copyrighted content that you don’t have permission to redistribute in a public forum.

Admins on Repeaterbook.com are in no way permitted from using their position with Repeaterbook.com to obtain personal gain or manipulate

others in a dishonest way. Admins will not post any information with the intent to mislead or manipulate any member of the amateur radio

community. Intentionally posting information that is known to be incorrect is cause for immediate dismissal.

Repeaterbook admins will work only in their area of responsibility. In attempt to access areas not permitted by the site administrator, including

but not limited to, web pages that are off limits to that person or

Tasks and Responsibilities The tasks and responsibilities are not a list of requirements that must be completed consistently to be an admin. The tasks that the site admin

completes regularly to service the more than 34,320 repeater entries in the database. Any help from the delegation of the responsible area is

greatly appreciated. Admins are assigned to countries. In North America, admins are assigned to states or provinces. An admin can be assigned

to more than one area and more than one admin can be assigned to an area.

The success of the site rests on the ability of the admin to complete more tasks a timely manner. If you are unable to, the site admin will assist

you.

Who is the site admin? Garrett Dow, KD6KPC/WREQ745 - Portland, Oregon

mailto:admin@repeaterbook.com

• Handle update requests

• Handle add requests

• Answer e-mails

• Independently verify repeater status

• Solicit and hunt for repeaters and information

• Ensure the reasonable accuracy of the database

• Promote RepeatertBook.com

Log in & Navigation

Log in with your Call Sign and Password. Check “Remember Me”.

If your permissions have been properly set up as an admin, you should see the admin menu on the homepage.

North America: US, Canada, and Mexico

ROW: Rest of World (everything outside of US, Canada, and Mexico)

Admin Wiki: Further instructions on how to administer the site.

DMR Tools: General DMR management tools

P25 Tools: General P25 management tools

NXDN Tools: General NXDN tools

Anatomy of a Repeater Listing The site us created using PHP and MySQL. Using a database to feed PHP templates causes each repeater listing to look different based on the

data. Analog repeater listings look different than digital listings, for example. Fields are turned off and on or presented differently based on the

data.

The page in which the details of a repeater listing is displayed is called the Repeater Details Page.

This image shows the basic details of the repeater and some menu options. A map showing either the exact, or approximate location of the

repeater is displayed1.

Since this is an administrative guide, the functions of the menu items not specifically related to administrative duties will be skipped at this time.

But you should notice two things about this page under careful inspection. If you have rights to edit this repeater, the Welcome bar menu at the

top of the page will be green. Otherwise, it will remain blue, the same color as the menu bar.

If you have rights to edit this repeater, you will have an ADMIN button.

The “ADMIN” button takes you immediately to the Repeater Edit page on the Admin

side of the site.

Before we visit the admin side of the site, there are some other details on this page that

you may find helpful. Below the repeater details is a “Last Update” field.

It is the goal of Repeaterbook to keep all repeaters current to within two years. This can

equate to quite a bit of work trying to validate and revalidate repeaters, but is

necessary for accuracy.

1 If the map is missing, then there is a problem with the coordinates that have been added for this repeater.

Repeater Editing Admin can edit repeaters directly. Whenever an edit is complete, the database is immediately updated and live on the website. Admins may also

receive requests from users and edit based on this request.

To begin an edit without an update request, locate the repeater and then click the “Admin” button as noted above. You will be immediately

taken to the Repeater Edit Module.

Figure 1 Repeater Edit Page Menu

There are several menu items to assist you with managing and researching a repeater.

ITEM FUNCTION

ADMIN HOME Takes you to the Admin Dashboard

USER DATA Opens submenus:

Area Credit Displays a log of all credit given to users who added or edited any repeater in the political area

Repeater Credit Displays a log of all credit given to users who added or edited the displayed repeater

Add Credit Displays form for creating a credit log entry for the displayed repeater

Area Ratings Displays a log of all repeater rating entries in the political area

Repeater Ratings Displays a log of all repeater rating entries for the displayed repeater

SUBSCRIBERS

Area Displays all subscribers to repeaters in the political area

This Repeater Displays all subscribers for the displayed repeater

ADD REPEATER

Fresh Add a new repeater with a clean form

Clone Add a new repeater using, and modifying, the current displayed repeater’s data.

ARCHIVE Move a repeater to archive status.

ROUTES All current travel recommendations for the political area

PHOTO/MAP Add, replace, or delete a repeater site photo or coverage map image.

WEB SEARCH

Google Pre-formatted Google search based on the repeater’s call sign, location, and sponsor.

Call Look-Up Invoke Callook callsign lookup module (if callsign is present)

RPTR HISTORY View previous iterations of the repeater record

WIKI

Field Entry View the Wiki article regarding how to enter data into the fields.

For more information on the data that is to be entered into each field, please see this wiki article.

In addition to the fields, there are several tools available sprinkled throughout the form.

USGS place search (US Only) This is located at the Country entry field. This is the list of place names in the United States Geological Survey (USGS) database. Clicking this

button opens a new search window on the USGS website. This might be used to locate geologic landmarks, such as mountain peaks. Their

database also includes the official place name.

International Place Search This tool can help locate the coordinates of common place names

throughout the world.

Google Geolocator This page uses Google Geolocator service and returns data that may include the place name, county, state, and country of the location queried.

Click “Move to form values” to automatically

transfer the latitude and longitude to the edit page

form.

Please use this service sparingly. Repeaterbook is

charged for the use of this module by Google.

However, it is very powerful, so do not hesitate to

use it when necessary.

GPS Conversion Tool Lat/long entries are to be entered into decimal format. Many times, users will submit the repeater in some other format. This tool will convert

the coordinates for entry.

Get Grid Square/Locator Using QRZ’s Gridmapper service, you can get the grid square/locator value for the repeater based on its coordinates.

Call Info For US repeaters, Repeaterbook uses the Callook API to obtain information in real time about the

repeater’s call sign and displays it on the screen.

Clicking the View Call Info will call the Callook API and display additional details from the FCC

about the call sign.

Route Management (North America only) Repeaterbook.com and the Repeaterbook App are very effective tools for amateur radio

operators traveling outside of their home areas. While mobile, it can be helpful, if not

lifesaving, for amateurs to have contact with local HAMs via a repeater. Many cities along

freeways host repeaters that have a great range (wide area), are friendly, and helpful. Some

may even hold travel nets or have operators assigned to monitor traffic conditions and aid when requested. These types of repeaters should be

“recommended” for travelers. This done by adding them via the Route Management module.

For the United States, if it is an interstate, add Interstate 5 by typing “I-5”. Add US Highway 26 by typing “US-26”. If the route is a state route, use

the state’s two letter abbreviation followed by the route number. For example, California Highway 14 would be noted as “CA-14”. Missouri route

DD would be “MO-DD”.

In Canada, Trans Canada 1 is noted as “TC-1”. The same rules for provinces apply like for states above.

Adding the highways triggers many automatic functions throughout the site.

• The route is automatically added to the Travel Search page.

• The route is automatically added to the Quick Search page.

• The route badge is added to the repeater’s Detail page.

If the route has not previously been added to the database, the website will display a

broken image link. When this happens, the site admin is notified, and he will create the

icon and add it to the database. When that is complete, the image will appear properly

throughout the site. There is no need to notify the admin of the issue.

A Travel Search tool is available for users to search for repeaters along certain routes.

Admins only need to enter the route name into the form. However, a specific format is

required.

Manage Repeater Links Many repeaters are linked to each other, even by RF or via Internet. Just two repeaters may be linked or a series of repeaters. The repeater

records can display these links and provide web links to the repeater records on Repeaterbook. Use the Manage Repeater Links button to open

the module.

A repeater can be linked by one of three categories:

1. To another repeater

2. To a series of two other repeaters or more, called a System

3. To a simplex channel (such as a remote base set up)

Repeaters linked via temporary links provided by AllStar, DMR, P-25, NXDN, EchoLink, IRLP, or some other Internet-based technology should not

be added here. If the repeater is permanently linked to other repeaters using this technology, then using this module is appropriate.

Figure 2 Example of a repeater linked to another repeater

When adding the link to another repeater, the entry is automatically made for the reciprocal repeater also. The information is displayed on the

Repeater Details page.

An unlimited number of repeaters can be linked this way, however, if more than two other repeaters are linked together, consider consolidating

the listings into a group called a system.

The Persistence indicates whether the repeater is

linked to the system full-time or part-time.

Reciprocity is if the repeater “listens” only to the

system or is full duplex.

Internet Linked indicates if an Internet-based

protocol is being used to link the repeaters. They

are considered less reliable in a natural disaster.

Choose System allows you to quickly choose an

existing system.

New System allows you to create a new system

that is not listed.

Limit to State indicates the system only exists in

that state or province. This prevents the system showing up in the Choose System dropdown in different states.

Figure 3 Example of a repeater linked to another repeater and to the ARRG System.

EchoLink: Look up node If you know the EchoLink Node Number but do not have the EchoLink Call, then you can query the locate the EchoLink Call on the local copy of

the EchoLink Status Page. When you click the link, you are taken to a page of current logins. Use your browser’s search function to locate the

repeater by node number. Copy/paste the node call sign to the node call field.

WIRES-X WIRES is an Internet-based linking protocol created by Yaesu. Clicking the WIRES-X button takes you to the yaesu.com page with all WIRES nodes

listed. You can use your browser’s search functions to locate the WIRES node and find new or verify existing information about the repeater.

RB IPSC Assignment For a full discussion of DMR, please read the DMR Management section of this document.

Repeaterbook obtains the IPSC network of a DMR repeater as it was reported by the repeater registrant to radioid.net. This is completely

automated by the website, from query to recoding into the database. However, since this IPSC network is entered via free text by the registrant,

we have witnessed a wide variation in the values recorded, even among the same network names. This makes the information unusable in terms

of processing the data into searches. For this reason, Repeaterbook admins can translate the value provided by radioid.net into a common name

and uniform name. Many of the known networks are already listed in the drop-down selector. If, however, it is not listed, you can create a new

one and name it. It will then appear in the drop-down selector.

Assigning an RB IPSC Network The IPSC network is automatically retrieved from radioid.net as entered by the registrant and displayed in the IPSC Network field. The search will

first attempt to use the DMR ID, if available. If not, it will attempt by repeater call sign and frequency. The value returned for the IPSC is not

always consistent from repeater to repeater within the same network. So, Repeaterbook catalogs a consistent name for IPSC networks that

admins can assigned based on their own knowledge of the repeater, its network, or the IPSC value from radioid.net. Simply click the Assign RB

IPSC Network button and check the drop-down menu for the desired value. If it is not there, click the Create an RB IPSC Network button and fill

in the form.

Field Name Suggested Value

Network Name The name of the IPSC Network as known by the local repeater group.

Network URL The website of the group (if available).

c-Bridge Connection Not the IPSC c-bridge, but rather the inter-network c-Bridge the network is connected to (if applicable).

How these assignments affect the repeater’s Details page The IPSC Network is auto-queried from radioid.net. The admin has no control over this field. If a user

requests a change, they must go to radioid.net to make the change.

The Local Network is the translated IPSC network from radioid.net entered by the RB Admin. This is designed

to provide uniformity in the naming of IPSC networks.

The c-Bridge value is auto-populated based on the IPSC network assigned by the RB admin. This entry may be

null if not known.

The Wide Network is auto-populated based on the IPSC network assigned by the RB admin. This entry may

be null if not known.

For BrandMeister repeaters, the process is slightly different. BrandMeister repeaters do not cluster together with a c-Bridge. Rather the connect

to a single c-Bridge (could be continent or country-based). The BrandMeister interconnect servers are strategically located around the world and

technically work to connect every BrandMeister repeater with every other BrandMeister repeater. You may know the repeater is a BrandMeister

repeater from the IPSC value from radioid.net. Use the Assign RB IPSC button to select a BrandMeister server from the drop-down menu.

A few automated events occur on the repeater’s Detail page. These are completely controlled by the values repeater managers are entering into

the BrandMeister self-service website. Repeaterbook queries the BrandMeister API and returns data from Static Subscription talk group field and

the Priority Description field. Repeaterbook Admins cannot change these values. If a user requests a change to these values, direct the user to

the BrandMeister website to make the change. The Repeaterbook website will pick up the change the moment the BrandMeister website makes

the change. Not all BrandMeister repeater managers enter data into these fields. Therefore, not all BrandMeister repeaters on Repeaterbook

will display any data related to those fields.

Regarding the static talk groups, only talk groups that are published by BrandMeister and loaded into the Repeaterbook talk group database are

displayed. Many BrandMeister repeaters utilize “private” talk groups where they use a non-published talk group ID to communicate with

another station. These talk groups are not displayed.

Custodians If a non-admin is willing to keep a repeater up to date on Repeaterbook, this person can be added as a custodian. This person must have

permission from the repeater owner to fill this position. If the person's call sign matches that of the repeater or the user indicates that he is

otherwise authorized to perform updates on the repeater by a person in charge of the repeater, then they can be added as a custodian. Persons

who engage in deception in order to gain access to edit the repeater are subject to permanent banning and may be prosecuted for a computer

crime.

To add a custodian, click the Manage custodians link. A pop-up window will appear. Just add the custodian's call sign. The custodian must have a

Repeaterbook.com account with a valid email address or the custodian will be rejected. Please ask the custodian to register for a

Repeaterbook.com account if this happens.

Field Name Suggested Value

Call Sign The call sign of the custodian

Months The amount of time that passes since the last update when the custodian will be sent an email request to re-verify the repeater’s data.

Credit Management

Administrative Dashboard The admin dashboard is only available to admins on the site. This is your headquarters for working with the

database.

It also provides some health stats for the state(s)/province(s)/country(ies) in your control and some stats on your

work as an admin compared to others.

After logging in, use the main menu to:

1. Go directly to the Admin Dashboard

If you are an admin over multiple areas, you will see a drop-down menu to choose from the areas you are authorized to manage to work within.

All admins assigned to that area are listed on the green card.

Figure 4 Admin Dashboard Menu

ITEM FUNCTION

Home Return to the Admin Dashboard

Global Only available to the site admin. Allows for viewing all requests in all areas in one table.

Requests

Adds View all pending user requests to add a repeater

Updates View all pending user requests to edit a repeater

Reviews View all pending user repeater reviews

Add Repeater Add a new repeater to the database

User Data

Credit Displays a log of all credit given to users who added or edited any repeater in the political area

Ratings Displays a log of all repeater rating entries in the political area

Routes All current travel recommendations for the political area

User Hx Check the submission history of any Repeaterbook user

Communicate Send an email to other admins in your political area

Tools

Admin Status Change your status to available or not available.

PHOTO/MAP Add, replace, or delete a repeater site photo or coverage map image.

DMR Configs General DMR management tools

P25 Configs General P25 management tools

Site Stats

Audit

Aging Report List of repeaters based on their last update date.

Coordination List of repeaters tagged with a specific coordination entity (NA only)

Duplicates Display potential duplicate repeaters

Lat/Long Display repeaters with missing coordinates

Offsets Display repeaters with missing offsets (NA only)

Member Repeaters

Repeaters managed by Repeaterbook.com members

Repeater Status

Archived View all archived repeaters for the political area

Assigned View all repeaters that are in “assigned” status

Dashboard Information

On the left side of the dashboard are some stats regarding the selected political area.

Active: Total number of repeaters not in “archive” or “assigned” status.

On-Air: Total number of repeaters with “On-Air” status.

Off-Air: Total number of repeaters with “On-Air” status.

Testing: Total number of repeaters with “On-Air” status.

Unknown: Total number of repeaters with “On-Air” status.

Assigned: Total number of repeaters with “On-Air” status.

Archived: Total number of repeaters with “On-Air” status.

Below the stats is a quick peak of potential problems. If any of the following have a value greater than

“0”, they should be addressed immediately.

Missing Offset: Repeaters missing the offset designator (NA only)

Missing County: Repeaters missing the county entry (USA only)

Missing Coordinates: Repeaters missing the lat/long entries

Missing Status: Repeaters missing the operational status entry

There are some other stats listed on the page that are rather self-explanatory.

Figure 6 Oregon example

Figure 5 Oregon example

Tools

Two-Year Audit

Coordinate issues

It is very important to get coordinates as accurate as possible. Many of the features around the web site allow for searching based on location,

which depends on coordinates. But more importantly, the app runs completely on coordinates.

We will occasssionaly get reports that a repeater is not showing up in the app. We find that sometimes this is because the repeater is mapped to

the wrong location. This usually occurs because the admin did not properly vette the coordinates, or the repeater has been moved and the

coordinates were not updated at the same time. YOU MUST REVERIFY COORDINATES WHENEVER A REPEATER’S LOCATION IS MOVED. Worst

case scenario, moved the repeater to the center of the nearest city. This is simple to do with the Google map tools that are on the site.

But one of the biggest mistake I see with admins is not correctly noting the direction of the coordinated. For example, Kansas City, MO is located

at:

Latitude Longitude 39.0997265 -94.5785667

Notice the minus symbol on the latitude? This is VERY important! If you forget to add the minus symbol to this entry, the repeater ends up

somewhere in China. Really!:

Latitude Longitude 39.0997265 94.5785667

Oh, what a difference a minus symbol makes!

TALK MORE ABOUT GOOGLE MAPPING AND OTHER MAPPING TOOLS HERE.

DMR Management DMR is a digital method of communication that can be extremely difficult to document. At the local repeater level, there are talk groups, which

are assigned by the local admin. Some attempt to explain DMR, as it pertains to Repeaterbook, is explained here. Larger discussions can be

found on the web at:

• DMR for Dummies

• Amateur Radio Guide to DMR

DMR ID: Each appliance (radio, repeater, dongle, etc.) utilizing the DMR network must have a DMR ID. The same ID can be used by multiple

appliances, but not at the same time. Repeaterbook tracks the DMR ID of repeaters as received from the repeater submitter or as reported to

radioid.net.

Color Code: A DMR repeater typically utilizes a color code. This is simply a numeric value from 0 – 15. These are akin to analog repeater PL

codes. Repeaterbook tracks the color code of repeaters as received from the repeater submitter or as reported to radioid.net.

Time Slot: This is complicated science and math, but the result is, two conversations can occur on a repeater at the same time. One frequency

pair can result is the equivalent of two channels. Repeaterbook tracks the time slot associated with a talk group.

Talk Group: DMR repeaters and networks incorporate a system of “talk groups.” These are simply an ID code transmitted by the radio, that is

accepted by the repeater, and retransmitted to other DMR radios on the same channel, and potentially across the Internet to other linked

systems. This ID code is a simple number like “310.” In the DMR world, 310 has been given the moniker of “Tac-310.” Any radio that is set to

receive Tac-310 on that repeater’s frequency channel will open the speaker and allow the transmission to pass to the end user. Any other radio

not monitoring Tac-310 will remain silent. These talk groups are programmed into radios like channels. A repeater could support multiple talk

groups and the end-user radio would have to have each of these talk groups programmed into separate memory channels in order to utilize

them. Memory slot one could be Tac-310, memory two could be Tac-311, and memory three could be Tac-312, for example. The repeater’s

frequency and access codes could all be the same with the only difference being the talk group code. It is important to know which time slot the

talk group is on, as that must match. Repeaterbook tracks the talk groups available to a repeater.

In summary, four elements are required to access a DMR repeater, The frequency pair, the color code, the time slot, and the talk group ID.

IPSC Network: An IPSC network is how multiple DMR repeaters connect to each other. This is typically a small cluster of repeaters, limited to no

more than 15. In the case of BrandMeister, there are no local clustered networks. The IPSC is direct to a BrandMeister server. Repeaterbook

tracks the IPSC network name a repeater is connected to with the assistance of the radioid.net. Since the registrant free types the name of the

IPSC network, the naming conventions are not always consistent, so it is difficult to provide any additional search or grouping actions within

Repeaterbook based on this data. However, Repeaterbook offers a solution to this by translating the the DMR IPSC Network assignment to a RB

IPSC Assignment. On the Repeater Edit pages, there is a button to make this assignment. More information on how to complete this process was

discussed above.

Glossary Archive Operational Status – Repeaters are not typically deleted, but rather archived. Archiving a repeater makes it easier to reactivate the

listing if the archiving was performed in error and helps protect against adding the repeater back if information was obtained from a source

indicating it was still operational but really was not. Archived repeaters cannot be searched on in the public searches, but there is an admin tool

to search for archived repeaters. The Repeater Details page remains available but is flagged as archived at the top of the listing. Archived

repeaters are not transferred to the Repeaterbook app.

Custodian – Member who is responsible for the accuracy of the repeater record. They have limited administrative rights. They are typically the

repeater owner or trustee. They are notified when a repeater is modified and annually if more than a year passes without a repeater update.

Subscriber – Member who receives automatic email updates whenever a repeater is modified. These are usually the owners of the repeaters

who are monitoring for unauthored changes to their listing, but could be any interested party.

Testing (op-status) – this is a repeater that may be in the process of being built, repaired, and/or tested. It may be on the air at some times and

not at other times.