ACC RC-96 Owner's Manual page 94

Chapter Seven: General Operation
-10 Timing and
Selection
Repeaters in the U.S. are required to 10 at certain intervals, and
the timing depends on the service in which they are used. The
RC-96 controller offers an intelligent ID algorithm which selects
one of seven remoteiy programmable Morse code and synthe­
sized speech ID messages based on the circumstances.
The ease of remotely programming the 10 messages and the
custom repeater oriented speech vocabulary allow the repeater
owner to include informational Il1essages as part of the ID.
Messages such as, "Meeting tonight at 8. This is W A6AXX,
Repeater", can be entered in a minute or two.
If the repeater has not been in use for the Pending ID period and
a new user comes up, the controller
Will
ID after he, unkeys with
the "Initial ID Message.'" This message could say
"Hi",
or . ­
"Welcome", etc., followed by the call sign. If the new user holds
his carrier up for a period greater than ten seconds, preventing
generation of the Initial 10, the controller will send the "Forced .
CW ID Message" on top of him so that the repeater is ID' d.
After the Initial 10 or Forced CW ID, the Pending ID Timer
(programmable) starts to run. When it times out, the controller
looks for no repeater activity or for users to let the repeater
carrier drop. If they do, the controller sends a "Pending ID Mes ­
sage" at the end of the repeater hang time. The Pending ID can
rotate between three ID messages for variety. In addition, a
"Special ID Message" can be added to the rotation for special
events. The Pending and Special IDs can conveniently contain
informational messages, as they occur, without interfering with
conversations on the repeater.
If the repeater carrier is not allowed to drop during the Pending
ID period (such as if a conversation is in progress), the controller
looks for a break between user's transmissions for a period of
three minutes to work in the "Anxious 10 Message." The Anx ­
ious ID could typically be a straight call sign Morse code ID or
brief synthesized speech ID to minimize distraction to users.
Finally, if the controller isn't given the opportunity to ID be­
tween user's transmissions, it forces a "Forced CW ID Message"
over the conversation in progress following timeout of the sixty
second Forced CW ID Timer. The cycle then repeats and contin ­
ues as long as there is repeater activity following an ID.
- The suggested value of the Pending ID timer is six minutes (360
seconds) for the Amateur service, eleven minutes (660 seconds)
for commercial services, and twenty-six minutes (1560 seconds)
for Public Safety services.
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