Hi Rick KV9U, I know we have had a few email exchanges on this and I really appreciate you and many other digital ops here in this group and on the bands. I will not get into this too much but agree it must be attended while in the shack and as you know I'm also a user and supporter of PropNet until or if the FCC otherwise states that the operation of PropNet on 30m is not with in the rules (also, I think Ev W2EV from PropNet doesn't call PropNet operators 'beacons' but PropNet stations). If the FCC does comment on this one way or the other then we will of course do as directed and follow any rules as they interpret them. I know you where going to email/write/contact the ARRL and the FCC on the PropNet issues below 28mhz and wonder if you ever got a response yet? I would be very interested in the repsonses because we can talk about what we think the rules say or try our best to interpret them for what PropNet is doing but the FCC really has the final word and say if what they have is unclear or operations are not within the rules. Thanks for all you do Rick and others digital ops here for Ham Radio digi ops.
BTW, we are planning another 30m PropNet in March 2008 and hope we have others participate if they are around in the Shack to operate and participate...those that must leave the shack or can't attend due to other events can always participate anyway while using the PropNet 'lurk' mode where you can still be a rcvr and report PropNet signals but just not participate in the transmit part of the event. Thanks for letting me post here in this group. de kb9umt Don EN50dp http://www.30meterdigital.org --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry if you misunderstood that. I am not sure where you saw me make > such a claim and you might want to point me to such a statement. > > My point frequently has been that unattended operation is not permitted > in the U.S. and Riley Hollingsworth has stated this publicly. What I > have said is that the ARRL (and others) have incorrectly used the term > unattended. > > Realistically though, I often wonder if this is a distinction without a > difference. I am not sure how much "control" is going on with automatic > stations. > > It might be wise for PropNet to not use the term "beacon" and call it a > test transmission since only a few world wide coordinated beacons are > legal below 28 MHz here in the U.S. They obviously can never leave the > station unattended without a rules violation, unless we hear differently > from the FCC. > > 73, > > Rick, KV9U > > > John Becker, WØJAB wrote: > > Rick > > You keep lumping " automatic " together with " unattended " > > > > As you may know the ProrNet site says to NEVER leave > > your station untended as well as the WL2K site. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Announce your digital presence via our Interactive Sked Page at > > http://www.obriensweb.com/drsked/drsked.php > > > > > > View the DRCC numbers database at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/database > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
