Guy's, instead of arm chair quarterbacking. Leave the rules to Hollingsworth the FCC rep.
Your opinion or interp carries no merit. Regards, Barry --- Nate Bargmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * mch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Apr 25 15:33 -0500]: > > Wrong. If it's not an open protocol, it's not > legal in the ham band. > > Here is the relevant portion for FCC jurisdictions: > > ----- > > §97.309 RTTY and data emission codes. > > (b) Where authorized by §§ 97.305(c) and 97.307(f) > of this part, a > station may transmit a RTTY or data emission using > an unspecified > digital code, except to a station in a country with > which the United > States does not have an agreement permitting the > code to be used. RTTY > and data emissions using unspecified digital codes > must not be > transmitted for the purpose of obscuring the meaning > of any > communication. When deemed necessary by a District > Director to assure > compliance with the FCC Rules, a station must: > > (1) Cease the transmission using the > unspecified digital code; > > (2) Restrict transmissions of any digital code > to the extent > instructed; > > (3) Maintain a record, convertible to the > original information, > of all digital communications transmitted. > > > ----- > > Looks like to me that P25 is legal above 50.1 MHz > noting the bandwidth > restrictions of 97.307(f)(5) and 97.307(f)(6). From > 33cm and shorter > wavelengths, there are no bandwidth > restrictions--97.307(f)(7). > > 73, de Nate >> > > -- > Wireless | Amateur Radio Station N0NB | > Successfully Microsoft > Amateur radio exams; ham radio; Linux info @ | > free since January 1998. > http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/ | > "Debian, the choice of > My Kawasaki KZ-650 SR @ | > a GNU generation!" > http://www.networksplus.net/n0nb/ | > http://www.debian.org > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
