Yes, absolutely. Fax is legal only in the phone band. I even confused
myself!
I don't want to hazard a guess why Hellschreiber, which faxes pictures
of characters, is used in the data band and now the phone/image band.
Leigh/WA5ZNU
On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 8:35 am, kv9u wrote:
> Leigh,
>
> This is the exact opposite of my understanding of Part 97 rules.
>
> Fax is specifically what is permitted in the phone bands. Hell modes
> were kind of borderline modes since they were similar to CW in some
> respects.
>
> Upon further reading of Part 97 wouldn't you consider facsimile as
> "image"? Thus, any areas that image can be transmitted are also legal
> for facsimile (FAX).
>
> 73,
>
> Rick, KV9U
>
>
>
> Leigh L Klotz, Jr. wrote:
>> I think that makes it fax, which isn't legal in the phone band.
>>
>> It's screwy, isn't it?
>>
>> Hellschreiber and Feld-Hell, which is much like what you describe, is
>> legal in the cw/data band but not the phone band.
>>
>> Leigh/WA5ZNU
>>
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