[OZAPRS] Foundation Calls reminder

Ray Wells vk2tv at exemail.com.au
Mon Jun 23 11:44:38 EST 2008


I think I've become the devil's advocate.

It really is a can of worms, and the more you look into the LCD the more 
worms you can count!

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/comlaw/legislation/legislativeinstrumentcompilation1.nsf/0/9168262D74768FF4CA2573F4001D64F4/$file/AmateurLicence.pdf

Ray vk2tv

Terry Neumann wrote:

> Fascinating possibilities here for any bush lawyer....
> 1) If this is extended to it's logical (or illogical) conclusion, then 
> a computer connected to the internet and running UIview constitutes an 
> "amateur radio station".
>
> Hmmmmmm................ 73
> Terry
>
>
> Ray Wells wrote:
>
>> If one could consider that an aprs station that receives data from 
>> the internet and transmits that data onto RF is a repeater, the onus 
>> to comply with licence conditions is on the licencee originating the 
>> signal and not the repeater operator.
>>
>> The following is from the LCD ....
>>
>> 8A Transmission on authorised frequency bands
>> (1) The licensee must not operate an amateur station to transmit a 
>> signal to
>> another amateur station, through an amateur repeater station, if the 
>> licensee
>> is not authorised under the licence to transmit on the repeater 
>> output of the
>> amateur repeater station.
>> (2) The licensee must not operate an amateur station to transmit a 
>> signal to
>> another amateur station, through an amateur repeater station linked to a
>> second amateur repeater station, if the licensee is not authorised 
>> under the
>> licence to use the repeater output of the second repeater station.
>> (3) The licensee must not operate an amateur station to transmit a 
>> signal to a
>> second amateur station through a third amateur station if the 
>> licensee is not
>> authorised under the licence to transmit on the third amateur station’s
>> transmit frequency.
>>
>> Paragraph (3) is not about repeaters, per se. Could it be interpreted 
>> as also including any unauthorised operation, be it frequency, mode, 
>> etc? Should it be spelt out?
>>
>> Perhaps the LCD still contains grey areas.
>>
>> Ray vk2tv
>>
>> David Hopkins wrote:
>>
>
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