They are not crossband repeaters. They ARE remotely controlled stations. The AUX links are on 2M or above which is perfectly legal.
Legally the HF station is no different than one you're sitting in front of. The only difference is that the controls are extended. This can be done via landline or RF - no legal difference. If done via RF, the AUX frequencies must be chosen to be in a band segment legal for AUX operation. As of a year ago, this includes the 2M band. Does the remotely controlled station repeat? Yes. It it a repeatER? No. Part 97 clearly makes this distinction. It's a station using a control link - period. Therefore, Remotely Controlled Stations (commonly called Remote Bases) are perfectly legal. Joe M. [email protected] wrote: >>From the tenmet...@yahoogroups mailing list (mainly a group of people who >>participate in the 10-10 Club awards programs.) > > There's a discussion on the list about how HF "Remote Base" stations are most > likely not legal. Trying to reason with some of these people is an excercise > in futility. But if that was the case, why do almost all new higher-end > Repeater Controllers (and even some of the older 1980's controllers like the > ACC RC-85 and SM-100 "ShackMaster", AEA Radio Link unit, etc.) have direct > control of various HF transceivers' capability? > > > Here' s one of the responses: > > "Is it legal to have a "remote base" with an output on HF below 29.5 MHz?" > > "No. If you look at the rules regarding the frequencies available for > auxiliary operation, you will conclude that there is no such thing as a legal > "remote base" which uses frequencies anywhere in the 2-meter band for the > "uplink" and "downlink." Those systems that go from 2-meter FM to 10-meter > FM, or from 2-meter FM to 6-meter FM, for example, are not technically > "remote bases," even though some hams like to call them that. They are really > "crossband repeaters" and they are legal only if both ends are within > authorized repeater segments of both bands. Repeater operation (including all > input and output frequencies) is prohibited on all HF amateur bands, except > the top end of 10 meters. Likewise, there is no such thing as a legal 2-meter > FM to 75-meter SSB "remote base," since auxiliary uplinks and downlinks must > all be above 222.15 MHz [97.201(b)]." > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
