Kris, Whatever transmitter you use for the control link becomes an aux station during the time you use it for control, even if it's the same mobile rig you just used for a rag chew before shutting the repeater down. The receiver has nothing to do with the transmitter's definition as an aux station, it's all about the mode of operation.
Aux is a "loophole" category which allows use of an amateur station for transmissions which would not normally be authorized, including one-way communications, such as control and linking. 73, Paul, AE4KR ----- Original Message ----- From: Kris Kirby To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 4:59 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Control Link On Sat, 17 May 2008, Ron Wright wrote: > §97.213 Telecommand of an amateur station..... If radio, the control > link must use an auxiliary station. > > This says it all. A control link for controlling a repeater by radio > is an auxiliary station. Also in 97.201 the freq coordination for Aux > stations follows similar to repeaters. If interference the > coordinated aux station has preference over non-coordinated. I really don't want to split hairs further, but there is a thought here that occurs to me -- the FCC does not require recievers to be licensed. If you are using the "control link" as a recieve-only radio... What coordination would be required? Is it an auxilary station? If the radio doesn't transmit.... -- Kris Kirby, KE4AHR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> But remember, with no superpowers comes no responsibility. --rly
