Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] US D-STAR band planning and directories (Was:No DSTAR in South Carolina or Georgia?)

2010-05-05 Thread Jay Maynard
On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 08:56:02PM -0700, bruce mallon wrote: EchoLink? Sure. D-Star? Not repeaters. Repeaters can't operate there. I don't remember saying anything about repeaters on 145.500 -145.800 How much D-Star simplex work is there? D-Star is not anywhere near as useful without a

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] US D-STAR band planning and directories (Was:No DSTAR in South Carolina or Georgia?)

2010-05-05 Thread Jay Maynard
On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 08:39:52PM -0700, J. Moen wrote: Regarding the US -- since the coordinating bodies do give out coordinations, and Part 97 says any interference between a coordinated and uncoordinated repeater must primarily be resolved by the latter, these bodies do have a lot of

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] US D-STAR band planning and directories (Was:No DSTAR in South Carolina or Georgia?)

2010-05-05 Thread Nate Duehr
On 5/5/2010 7:07 AM, Jay Maynard wrote: In the end, coordination is not a technical job. It's a political one. Actually if the FCC deems that you didn't do the technical side of coordination right, and testifies to such during a lawsuit, you might find yourself on the wrong side of a

Re: [DSTAR_DIGITAL] US D-STAR band planning and directories (Was:No DSTAR in South Carolina or Georgia?)

2010-05-04 Thread J. Moen
Jay K5ZC wrote: There's no way to force repeaters off the air, coordinated or uncoordinated. Coordination bodies don't have that power. Only the FCC can do it, and they're not about to. Regarding the US -- since the coordinating bodies do give out coordinations, and Part 97 says any