The latest version (October 2008) of Part 97 is available in the RBTIP, here:
<www.repeater-builder.com/fcc/2008-part-97-rules.pdf> 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 9:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] HF "Remote Bases" - Illegal? Somebody needs a new copy of Part 97. Mike WM4B On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:43 PM , [email protected] wrote: From the tenmet...@yahoogrou ps 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)]. " <http://groups.yahoo.com/start;_ylc=X3oDMTJucmJzMDAyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BF9wAzME Z3JwSWQDMTA0MTY4BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDbmNtb2QEc2xrA2dyb3VwczIEc3Rp bWUDMTI1MjA4MjYxNw-->
