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Southwest Iowa Amateur Radio Club

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Some critics of the club have cited repeated FCC violations on the repeater including use of inappropriate language and failure of amateur operators to identify themselves.  Sometimes conversations on the repeater have been described as somewhat "tacky" or lacking in good taste.  The repeater has been cited by Omaha area ARRL Official Observers to make the club and trustee aware of perceived problems.Some critics of the club have cited repeated FCC violations on the VHF repeater including use of inappropriate language and failure of amateur operators to identify themselves.  Sometimes conversations on the repeater have been described as somewhat "tacky" or lacking in good taste.  The repeater has been cited by Omaha area ARRL Official Observers to make the club and trustee aware of perceived problems.In a balanced review the bad has to be mentioned along with the good.  The repeater is considered "family friendly" during the daytime and the repeater trustee is of good character as well as taking repeater operation seriously.  It is certainly a very open repeater with the highest likelihood of ham operator response on a request for QSO made by locals as well as visitors passing though mobile.  No other repeater in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area probably has as high of a ham call response rate.In a balanced review the bad has to be mentioned along with the good.  The majority of criticism is in regards to the VHF repeater and not the organization, or events.  Events have always been tasteful and family friendly.  The VHF repeater is considered "family friendly" during the daytime and the repeater trustee is of good character as well as taking repeater operation seriously.  It is certainly a very open repeater with the highest likelihood of ham operator response on a request for QSO made by locals as well as visitors passing though mobile.  No other repeater in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area probably has as high of a ham call response rate.
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