Pikes Peak FM Association
Request for PPFMA Resources
The following format is to be used for requesting PPFMA repeater resources. Please pass to anyone you think may need to request the use of our repeaters. You may print this form out, fill it out, and mail it in to:

PPFMA
P.O. Box 7787, Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7787

or send to the home address of KBØIAP

or you may cut and paste this text-only version into an e-mail, edit it with the correct information, and e-mail it to Mike Proctor, KBØIAP.

PART I:

The following request is submitted for coordination and approval:

Date of Request: _________________________________________________________
 
Name of Organization: _________________________________________________________
 
Dates/Times of Repeater Use: _________________________________________________________
 
Repeater(s) Frequency: _________________________________________________________
 
Purpose (e.g., health, welfare,
safety, public safety):		 _________________________________________________________
 
Point of Contact
(Name, email, phone):		 _________________________________________________________

PART II:

REQUESTING ORGANIZATION AGREES TO THE FOLLOWING:

  1. REAL EMERGENCY TRAFFIC HAS PRIORITY.
  2. APPROVED REQUEST GIVES REQUESTING ORGANIZATION: "PRIORITY" , NOT SOLE USE OF THE REPEATER (Note 1).
  3. ALL OTHER TRAFFIC SHOULD BE ACCOMMODATED BY THE USING ORGANIZATION AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
  4. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE PROCEDURES MAY RESULT IN DENIAL FOR FUTURE USE OF PPFMA RESOURCES.
PART III:

NOTES

  1. ALL ROUTINE TRAFFIC IS PERMITTED WHEN THE PRIORITY USE ORGANIZATION IS NOT ACTUALLY TALKING ON THE REPEATER(S).

  2. THERE IS NO NEED FOR NET CONTROL TO ANNOUNCE, "THERE IS A NET IN PROGRESS" TO A STATION MAKING A ROUTINE CALL.

  3. SHOULD A ROUTINE CALL INTERFERE WITH NET OPERATIONS NET CONTROL SHOULD ANNOUNCE THAT THERE IS A NET IN PROGRESS AND "REQUEST" THE STATIONS TO EXPEDITE.

  4. NET CONTROL HAS THE RESPONSIBILTY TO ASK NON NET STATIONS IF THEIR TRAFFIC IS OF AN EMERGENCY OR PRIORITY NATURE. IF IT IS, THEN THE NON NET STATION WILL BE ALLOWED TO PASS THEIR TRAFFIC.

  5. REQUESTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST ONE MONTH IN ADVANCE.

  6. SEND REQUEST TO (USING ABOVE FORMAT) EMAIL to ppfma@ppfma.org. TYPE IN THE SUBJECT AREA OF MESSAGE "REQUEST FOR REPEATER USE", OR MAIL TO HOME ADDRESS OF KBØIAP.
Last updated: December 27, 2000