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 ===== Repeater Use =====
-To call someone, we always say their call sign first, then our own.  To answer a call is more flexible, but the rules((See [[https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf01221.html |RBR-3]], p.1 and [[https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/spectrum-management-telecommunications/en/licences-and-certificates/regulations-reference-rbr/rbr-4-standards-operation-radio-stations-amateur-radio-service |RBR-4]], Sec 9.3, p.3)) say that each station has to identify themselves in either English or French:
+To call someone, we always say their call sign first, then our own.  To answer a call is more flexible, but the rules((See [[https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/smt-gst.nsf/eng/sf01221.html |RBR-3]], p.1 and [[https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/spectrum-management-telecommunications/en/licences-and-certificates/regulations-reference-rbr/rbr-4-standards-operation-radio-stations-amateur-radio-service |RBR-4]], Sec 9)) say that each station has to identify themselves in either English or French:
   - at the beginning of the conversation,
   - at least every 30 minutes during the conversation, and
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   * Move to a simplex frequency whenever possible.
-To know if it's possible for you to communicate with someone in simplex, you can listen on the repeater's input when the other station is transmitting.  If you can hear their direct signal well, then you can reach them in simplex.  When choosing a simplex frequency, remember to use one of the 13 dedicated frequencies otherwise you could fall on the input of another repeater, or between two pre-determined channels.
+To know if it's possible for you to communicate with someone in simplex, you can listen on the repeater's input when the other station is transmitting.  If you can hear their direct signal well, then you can reach them in simplex.  When choosing a simplex frequency, remember to use one of the [[#frequency_coordination |13 dedicated frequencies]] otherwise you could fall on the input of another repeater, or between two pre-determined channels.