[Dstar] Encoded for the purpose of obscuring the meaning of the signals

[Martin Stretton]

On 01/09/2008, at 3:38 PM, James Cameron wrote:

> G'day,
>
> I'm interested in hearing from any amateur operators who might be
> concerned that the use of D-STAR for voice may violate part 2  
> section 8
> subsection 3A of the Radiocommunications License Conditions (Amateur
> License) Determination No. 1 of 1997 including the ammendments up to
> Radiocommunications License Conditions (Amateur License) Amendment
> Determination 2008 (No. 1).
>
> The section says "The licensee must not operate an amateur station to
> transmit signals that are encoded for the purpose of obscuring the
> meaning of the signals,"

The feds can easily buy a D-Star rig and listen so it's OK.
If it was a secret encoding system that only a few could decode then  
there
would be a problem.


Cheers
Martin
VK6ZMS


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