[chirp_devel] Repeaterbook.com

[Dan Smith]

> However, RFinder is ALWAYS GPS enabled...EVERY record has Lat/Lon
> worldwide!!!

Thanks for the laugh, but just to keep the reality distortion field in
check:

I think what Garrett was getting at was the fact that many coordination
bodies do not share the actual coordinates of the repeaters for security
reasons. Most of the coordinates that do get shared are the nearest
city, landmark, or the top of the mountain on which the repeater is sited.

I just spot-checked several repeaters in the local area for which I know
the real locations. RFinder reports the same coordinates that the
coordination body does, and that repeaterbook.com does, which are in
some cases, a few miles and thousands of vertical feet away from where
the actual repeater site is.

I think the risk for repeaterbook sharing the coordinates is low, given
that they're usually either (a) already shared via some other mechanism
or (b) already sufficiently ambiguous to the owner's satisfaction.
However, keeping with the practice of most coordination bodies is more
than sufficient for the purposes of a repeater directory and certainly a
respectful hat tip to the owners of the hardware itself.

(CC: Garrett as I don't think he's on the devel list here)

-- 
Dan Smith
www.danplanet.com
KK7DS

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