[digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA? Letter to FCC

2010-02-21 Thread Andy obrien
I have compiled a letter to Laura Smith Esq, at the FCC, with details of this mode. I will let you all know when I receive a reply. Andy K3UK

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA? Letter to FCC

2010-02-21 Thread J. Moen
with A, C, D, F, G, H, J or R as the first symbol; X as the second symbol; X as the third symbol. - Original Message - From: Andy obrien To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 7:41 AM Subject: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA? Letter to FCC I have

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA? Letter to FCC

2010-02-21 Thread Rik van Riel
On 02/21/2010 11:31 AM, J. Moen wrote: But right now, I think that since Part 97 does not appear to define what SS is, it is not possible to definitively say whether ROS is legal or not legal in FCC jurisdictions. Asking FCC for an opinion is a great idea. Of course, there is always the

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-19 Thread ivor peters
m5...@blueyonder.co.uk hello all. can someone tell me where i go to download this ros. many thanks 73 ivor/m5ply - Original Message - From: Andy obrien To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 1:23 AM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA

RE: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-19 Thread Giedrius, LY2CG
ivor/m5ply - Original Message - From: Andy obrien mailto:k3uka...@gmail.com To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 1:23 AM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA? The description says it uses spread-spectrun On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:47 PM

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJmbzY3MjhrBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4NzExODMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzMTA4BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZtYnJzBHN0aW1lAzEyNjY1OTc1MzA-?o=6Joe, N8FQ... http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/news/part97/d-305.html Describes Spread Spectrum as

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-19 Thread Dave Ackrill
Andy obrien wrote: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/members;_ylc=X3oDMTJmbzY3MjhrBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE4NzExODMEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDYzMTA4BHNlYwN2dGwEc2xrA3ZtYnJzBHN0aW1lAzEyNjY1OTc1MzA-?o=6Joe, N8FQ... http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/news/part97/d-305.html

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-19 Thread Dave Ackrill
Dave Ackrill wrote: I'd actually say that the term 'spread spectrum' is actually incorrect as far as RIO is concerned. It's actually no more 'spread' than some of the other digi-modes and less 'spread' than some versions of Olivia. Sorry, I meant ROS of course. Mark it down as my senior

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-19 Thread KH6TY
Unfortunately, the ROS explanation of Spread Spectrum and Frequency Hopping in the documentation too closely resembles the definition of Spread Spectrum as written in the Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spread_spectrum. Since ROS claims to be Frequency Hopping and Spread Spectrum by its

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-19 Thread Andy obrien
Thanks Skip, I agree after doing some more reading and I will not use this mode on HF. Your UHF idea sounds good. Andy K3Uk On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 1:32 PM, KH6TY kh...@comcast.net wrote: Unfortunately, the ROS explanation of Spread Spectrum and Frequency Hopping in the documentation too

[digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-18 Thread Andy obrien
Anyone know if this mode is legal in the USA. ? Andy K3Uk

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-18 Thread Dave Ackrill
Andy obrien wrote: Anyone know if this mode is legal in the USA. ? Why would it not be Andy? If it is Audio Phase Shift Keying then it's no different to PSK31, if it is more like WSJT then as long as JT65A (and all the other WSJT modes) are legal, then what makes this one any different? I

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-18 Thread Andy obrien
The description says it uses spread-spectrun On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Dave Ackrill dave.g0...@tiscali.co.ukwrote: Andy obrien wrote: Anyone know if this mode is legal in the USA. ? Why would it not be Andy? I

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-18 Thread Joe Veldhuis
As long as it is 500 Hz and 300 baud, it's fine. -Joe, N8FQ On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:04:29 -0500 Andy obrien k3uka...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone know if this mode is legal in the USA. ? Andy K3Uk

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-18 Thread Dave Ackrill
Andy obrien wrote: The description says it uses spread-spectrun How wide is 'wide'? Not got to grips with this as yet, obviously. Dave (G0DJA)

Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA?

2010-02-18 Thread J. Moen
- Original Message - From: Andy obrien To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 5:23 PM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] ROS, legal in USA? The description says it uses spread-spectrun On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 7:47 PM, Dave Ackrill dave.g0...@tiscali.co.uk