[OZAPRS] Advice wanted, tracking a walking person

[Martin Stretton - VK6ZMS]

On 19/06/2010, at 6:36 PM, Darryl Ross wrote:

> If a foundation licencee is connected via the Internet to the APRS-IS,
> then they are not operating a digital station, they are not computer
> controlling a remote station and they are not operating a station
> directly connected to the PTN - the operator of the igate is doing all
> that. The foundation licencee has no direct connection to, and no
> control of, any igate.
> 
> Having their callsign appear on a digital mode being illegal is wrong
> too - it's not really any different from you and I mentioning an
> foundation licencee's callsign via DV voice being illegal - the
> foundation licencee has no more control over that.
> 
> No real difference to an foundation licencee running the echolink
> software and connecting to a link or repeater station.
> 
> -Darryl, VK5HZ
> 
> 


You have a good point there.
From  page 19 of the 2008 LCD :

Note An amateur foundation station may be indirectly connected to a
public telecommunications network through a gateway operated by another licensee.


Cheers
Martin
VK6ZMS
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