[digitalradio] Re: Beacons
Part 97.3(a)(9) Beacon. An amateur station transmitting communications for the purposes of observation of propagation and reception or other related experimental activities. Tell me where the mention of receiver or transceiver is in this rule? It simply doesn't matter what the DESIGN of the equipment is according to this rule. The rule covers the PURPOSE of the transmission, not the equipment that does the transmitting. Station id's without being involved in a two-way communications or in setting one up are considered one-way transmissions. CQ's are allowed because they are defined as: Part 97.111(b)(2) Brief transmissions necessary to establishing two-way communications with other stations; Talk about an activist lawyer and lawyer-wannabe. You know what judges tell lawyers that spout creative interpretation of law that don't follow plain language, precedent, and legislative history? Not in my court! Jim WA0LYK --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, expeditionradio [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Andy K3UK wrote: So, what about Propnet ? Would this not also apply to their beacons? Hi Andy, Beacons essentially are transmitters without receivers. Here's a good test to tell if a station is not beacon: Call the station, if it responds, it isn't a beacon. If you can QSO with the station, it isn't a beacon. If you can exchange data with it, it isn't a beacon. As I understand it, APRS stations and Propnet stations are using transceivers and communicating with each other in a net. Some of the data communications are automatic, or they make scheduled transmissions, but that doesn't make them beacons, it just makes them automatically controlled data stations. Both APRS and Propnet nets are operating in the HF automatic sub-bands. It is somewhat ridiculous to say that every repetitive signal, such as a station ID, is considered a beacon... that would include all contesters and participants in pileups... among other things, the second time you call CQ without an answer :) It is common for ham digital mode software to have an Auto CQ function. It continues to call CQ on a repetitive basis until it gets a response. Many PSK31 operators use this feature... Bonnie KQ6XA
[digitalradio] Re: Beacons the IARU [Was: RTTY Hall of Shame]
I asked a while back about how many logging and contesting programs have band plans in them. Given that 14.100 is in the IARU Band Plan, we should be encouraged to follow it. Leigh/WA5ZNU Or, Hams in nations around the world may choose to take a new look under new circumstances and request that the IARU consider a change to the Band Plan. I believe that the IARU Band Plan is subject to reconsideration and change. -- Thanks! 73, doc, KD4E ... somewhere in FL URL: bibleseven (dot) com Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [digitalradio] Re: Beacons the IARU [Was: RTTY Hall of Shame]
Good point! Just like the DX entities list, the band plan should be dynamic, location sensitive, and of course user-configurable. Leigh/WA5ZNU On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 1:08 pm, kd4e wrote: I asked a while back about how many logging and contesting programs have band plans in them. Given that 14.100 is in the IARU Band Plan, we should be encouraged to follow it. Leigh/WA5ZNU Or, Hams in nations around the world may choose to take a new look under new circumstances and request that the IARU consider a change to the Band Plan. I believe that the IARU Band Plan is subject to reconsideration and change. -- Thanks! 73, doc, KD4E ... somewhere in FL URL: bibleseven (dot) com Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
