George Henry wrote: > 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.
I would say if the input and output freqs are the same, it is NOT a repeater. However, if the input and output are different, it may still not be a repeater. Is it TRUE full duplex? Is it near real time vs. a store and forward technique? I'm sure there's other questions that should be asked as well. -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL
