[Dstar] simplex node

[Richard Hoskin]

Hi Jack,

> I do understand the "grey area" regarding whether an echolink node is
> legit
> or not. I always like to keep everything above board and I searched the
> LCD
> etc for clues when I decided to put it on air. But everyone else does it
> with no issues (theres currently 85 -L or -R nodes in Australia) and often
> in these cases, the rules were written before the situation was invisaged,
> and later get rewritten to allow common practises (like packet radio or
> the
> news broadcast thing).

As a Rule of Thumb for interpreting the LCD; if it is not specifically
disallowed in the LCD / Telecommunications Regulations then it is generally
allowed. (As long as you follow the generally accepted operational
guidelines etc for the mode)

Cheers
Richard
VK3JFK