Nevertheless, if we just roll over, we'll be shutting down repeaters in South Lake Tahoe (California) that have the entire Sierra Nevada range between them and the radar at Beale. It's hard to imagine that they are contributing to the interference. -- Andy Oppel, N6AJO At 06:57 PM 1/22/2008, Tom Frenaye wrote:

At 06:13 PM 1/22/2008, w3kd@aol.com wrote:

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Greetings. A few minutes ago, the attached letter was sent to the Air Force Frequency Management Agency contact we have, Fred Moorefield. I believe that this letter reflects the Board's position on the Pave Paws situation, and the instructions that I have received from President Harrison and EVP Sumner.

The letter to AFMA appears to be on target to me. Nicely worded.

One minor correction - the 100 mile limit around Otis AFB only applies to Massachusetts, though a small portion of NH, CT and all of RI is within 100 miles, and the Beale AFB limit of 150 miles only applies to California, not Nevada. See http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/maps/us7/

[Oh yes, it isn't actually Otis AFB any more - it is the Massachusetts Military Reservation since 1972, and includes the Otis Air National Guard base, and US Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod. PAVE PAWS (Precision Acquisition Vehicle Entry Phased Array Warning System) was not installed until 1978 and is operated by the United States' Air Force Space Command. (For what it's worth, Wikipedia, has some additional material including what appears to be coverage patterns. WIkipedia is not an authoritative source.)]

-- Tom

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