--- mch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Of course, the FIFTH side of the coin (how many
> sides does this darn
> coin have???) :-) is that there is no real control
> going on on 2M using
> the SkyCommand II system. All the control IS done on
> 440 MHz. The
> frequency changes and command confirmations - BOTH
> WAYS - are
> transmitted on 440. The ONLY use for the 2M side is
> retransmission of
> the HF audio back to the remote unit. Many have
> argued that this is not
> Auxiliary operation. In fact, what differentiates
> this type of operation
> from repeater operation? (a rhetorical question that
> need not be debated
> on this list) The FCC argued that only the face that
> confirmation of the
> commands was received on 2M due to the presence of
> the audio on the new
> frequency, yet the 440 confirmation telemetry has
> already confirmed the
> changes. So, what is the 2M side giving you other
> than repeated HF
> audio? Nothing!
>
Most HF bands do not support repeater operation, in
fact the only HF band allowing repeater operation is
the upper part of 10M.
So if you "repeat" audio coming from an HF source, you
can't do it as a repeater (with the above exception).
You can do it as an aux station, since they don't fall
under repeater rules or sub-bands.
In many parts of the US the 2M band is under-utilized,
so I am not opposed to the idea, per-se. If everyone
used good common sense, there shouldn't be many
problems, but I can see how people feel about this
based on their local conditions.
Joe
Joe
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