----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] [Fwd: DStar Channel Spacing]
[snip] > > Which is good for us here in SoCal because TASMA just voted to create 4 > auxiliary link pairs for very narrow band digital systems at 145.585, > 145.595, 145.605 & 145.615 outputs (inputs all -600 kHz). With the 10 kHz > spacing, currently only DStar systems are compatible so they're > essentially > DStar pairs. > The point-to-point communications within a D-Star system take place over a LAN, WAN, or the internet, not over-the-air. Therefore, I doubt very much that the claim that D-star systems are auxiliary stations will pass FCC scrutiny. Yes, I know that there already is a D-Star system in the San Francisco area operating in that sub-band, but most likely, no one has ever challenged its presence. If someone does, I'm betting it gets shut down.

