[Dstar] DV Dongle ???

[Brian Ezard]

Talk about flogging a dead horse. I think its about time this discussion was 
finished.
As Ross said thank god for the delete button.
Brian vk3nay.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Langdon" <vk3jed at gmail.com>
To: "Dstar Digital Radio Mail List" <dstar at lists.wia.org.au>
Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Dstar] DV Dongle ???


> 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.
>
> 73 de VK3JED
> http://vkradio.com
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