At 9/2/2007 10:21 AM, you wrote: > >>> > >>Bob, > >> > >>Does this mean TASMA has made the determination that DStar "repeaters" > >>are not by definition a repeater (as part 97 would define a typical > >>analog mode repeater) and can be operated outside the defined repeater > >>sub bands as an auxiliary station while still performing the functional > >>equivalent of an analog mode repeater? > >> > >> > >>Ed Yoho > >>WA6RQD > >> > >> > > > >We do not address the issue of whether D-Star systems are repeaters. We do > >claim that they fit the definition of an auxiliary station as defined in > >Part 97.3 (a)(7) & therefore may be operated in the 145.50-145.80 MHz > segment. > > > >Bob NO6B > > > > >Interesting. Does TASMA consider other digital format (P25, etc.) >systems to also be within the auxiliary class?
It would probably depend a bit more on the specific usage, since P25 AFAIK doesn't have the routing features of D-Star that make it a "system of cooperating amateur stations". Also I believe P25 requires 12.5 kHz channel spacing, so it's currently too wide to fit within our 10 kHz channels. Bob NO6B
