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Any
appropriately licensed Amateur Radio Operator
who has not specifically been excluded
is welcome on the BeachNet
Repeater System,
provided they abide by the following...
1. Observe
and obey all FCC Regulations
with respect to the Amateur
Radio Service,
as contained in
Title
47, Part 97, of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR).
Lead by example.
2. Respect
all Amateurs using the
BeachNet
Repeater System,
and strive to
encourage the
participation
and enjoyment of
others.
Leave a pause between
every
transmission to allow
another user to join in.
Extend the
hand of friendship.
We are all part of
the Amateur Radio
Fraternity.
This two-way radio
hobby is a lot
more fun if
there are other
Hams to talk to.
3. We
live in an area
dominated by a tourist
economy. Make
our guests feel
welcome. Be the friendly,
helpful Ham they
talk about when they
return home.
4. Help
make Amateur Radio
in general, and the
BeachNet
Repeater
System in particular, a
pleasant place to hang out.
You do not have
to "like"
every other
Ham, but be civil and
polite, even friendly.
Keep it light. Keep it "G-Rated". Keep it
fun. If you can't
say something nice, don't
say anything at all.
Don't say anything you
wouldn't say in front of
your best friend's 10-year old daughter.
For those who must get on the radio
while "chemically impaired",
you are not welcome here.
5.
Emergency
communication
has
absolute
top priority
at all times.
The best
way to
be
ready
in an
emergency
is to become
familiar
with the
resources
at hand.
BeachNet
is one
of those
resources.
The
more
familiar
we
all
are with
its
strengths
and
limitations,
the more
value the
community
can derive
from the
Amateur Radio
Service when it is
needed
most.
6.
Jamming
and
deliberate
interference
are
to be
ignored.
Do not talk
to a
jammer on the air.
Do not talk
about a
jammer on
the air.
That is exactly
the recognition
they want.
It is
possible
talking to the
"suspect"
could be
considered
"entrapment",
making prosecution
more difficult.
The FCC has
successfully
prosecuted
jammers in the
past, with
license revocation,
fines
and/or jail time.
If you hear
anyone abusing the
system, and
have specific
information
as to time,
place or
identity,
please contact a
control
operator
by telephone or
email.
If presented
with such an issue,
the owners, licensees
and control
operators will
handle the situation.
7. Control
Operators will be
designated at the sole
discretion of the
system owners/licensees.
Only Control Operators are authorized to
send Dual Tone Multi
Function (DTMF) "Touch
Tone"(R) signals
over the system to
command the repeaters,
remote bases, auxiliary
receivers and other
components that comprise the
BeachNet
system. Except as explicitly
authorized by a Control
Operator,
Owner, or Licensee,
no other user shall
send DTMF
control tones over the
BeachNet
System.
Note: There is one (1) exception to this DTMF policy regarding the use of the
IRLP feature on the 444.925 repeater.
Operation and Control of the IRLP system on this repeater is open
to any properly licensed Amateur Operator, as long as they abide
by the Instructions and Guidelines
outlined on the associated web page.
8. Any attempt to
"Hack" a repeater system
by an unauthorized person
is considered a very
serious offense
within the Amateur Community,
equivalent to attempting
to pick the lock
in order to break
into the home station of
another Amateur.
9. The
BeachNet
Owners, Licensees and
Control Operators retain
the authority,
expressed in
97.205(e), to exclude
any individual from using
the
BeachNet
System.
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