[Dstar] DV Dongle ???

[Tony Langdon]

At 06:59 AM 8/30/2008, you wrote:
>Have the ACMA Regulations recently changed to allow F calls to make
>use of digital modes such as D-Star?

You're a bit behind on the discussion.  Pat was operating under the 
supervision of an Advanced licensee.  Provided there was at least 
voice identification using the Advanced licensee's callsign, then it 
becomes an issue of semantics, as to whether the D-STAR header has to 
match the callsign being given via voice, or whether under some 
circumstances (i.e. where other forms of ID are given within the data 
stream, such as voice), it is merely a network header.

Of course, an interpretation in the reverse is possible, and that is 
the radio is part of VK8FAAB's station, and therefore an Advanced 
licensee using it must operate according to Foundation restrictions.

In short, it's open to interpretation, but I get the impression that 
the spirit of the regulations was being followed, to the best of the 
knowledge of the people involved.

I'm not a lawyer, ACMA regulatory person or anyone else qualified to 
pass judgement here, just illustrating possible interpretations of 
the situation, from an informed lay person's point of view.

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