Aironet 1100 as repeater: radio disabled!?!

I followed the directions according to the configuration guide 12.3(8)JA but the repeater never connects to the root AP and I notice the radio is "disabled" after setting the AP in repeater mode and it will not let me enable it. Any ideas as to why I cannot get the two Aironet 1100 AP's to connect and why the radio would be "disabled"?
Thanks

I have no security in place and the SSID are the exact same. I have the AP's about 15 ft apart so the coverage should be fine. The parent mac address is correct. Any other ideas? Thanks in advance.

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    Cisco IOS Software, C3560E Software (C3560E-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 12.2(55)SE5, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
    Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport
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    ROM: Bootstrap program is C3560E boot loader
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    1 FastEthernet interface
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    Base ethernet MAC Address       : 6C:41:6A:30:82:00
    Motherboard assembly number     : 73-12557-08
    Motherboard serial number       : FDO17160A8F
    Model revision number           : K0
    Motherboard revision number     : A0
    Model number                    : WS-C3560X-48PF-L
    Daughterboard assembly number   : 800-32786-02
    Daughterboard serial number     : FDO17150GP4
    System serial number            : FDO1716H0SJ
    Top Assembly Part Number        : 800-31328-07
    Top Assembly Revision Number    : B0
    Version ID                      : V04
    CLEI Code Number                : COMJP00ARD
    Hardware Board Revision Number  : 0x04
    Switch Ports Model              SW Version            SW Image                
    *    1 54    WS-C3560X-48P      12.2(55)SE5           C3560E-UNIVERSALK9-M    
    Configuration register is 0xF

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