Gulf Coast Link System -- WB5GCLThe Gulf Coast Link System is an association of amateur radio repeaters throughout the Gulf Coast Region linked to help coordinate efforts during times of emergency between states and regions. This includes the Interstate 10 Corridor of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi , Alabama, and Florida.. The region wide network has been designed primarily to support emergency communications regionally, assist with evacuations, and to promote general communication (Rag-Chewing) between states. It can be also used for vacationers to talk back home and for people coming to sporting events in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Mobile, Pensacola, Tampa, Beaumont, Houston, and other locations around the Gulf Coast. The network is open to all licensed amateurs. Repeaters are primarily linked to the network using either the ALLSTAR network or echolink. Our idea was to take repeaters that receive little to no use, and link them to the system. This serves 2 purposes:
Current Repeaters linked are :
Under Construction for the link:
Target areas we hope to see added with your help :
Membership:Membership to the Gulf Coast Link System is by permission only. Repeater owners wishing to join the system, should contact us to express their interest. All that is asked is that a repeater remains full time linked to the system unless issues arise. Gulf Coast Link will NOT lock out repeater owners, they will remain in full control of their respective repeater (speaking to people, this was a concern as some systems lock out the owners). With that being said, the Gulf Coast Link System administrators ask that linked machines use the standard link commands on their systems so that if there is an issue and the local repeater control operator cannot get to machine to address the issue an administrator can drop the link until said issue is resolved. The Gulf Coast Link System Administrators reserve the right to temporarily terminate any associated link in the event that an unacceptable issue becomes a problem. If an administrator drops a link, that link must stay down until the issue that caused it to be dropped is resolved. Together we can build and maintain something enjoyable and lasting.
Founder and Administration Team:For any questions or interest, please email [email protected] or use the form on the contact page of this site. |