On 30/08/11 21:13, don wrote:
Ok,
So it's not an amateur sat. It is also not an amateur
"experiment",so why is it using amateur frequencies?
I have read and reread the regulations governing the use of amateur
frequencies and all I can find is a vague definition to the effect
that the operators should be licensed amateur operators!
What is so different that the amateur satellite "service" can use any
non disclosed frequencies and modulation techniques to any other
"secret communication" systems that are expressly prohibited by the
universal amateur regulations?
Just my annoyed response,
Don
ZL1THO.
Hi Dom,
The 70 cm ops may well be perfectly legal. The 2 m use perhaps not.
In Region three, 70 cm is shared. It's not exclusively ours. It's not
even primarily ours, Hams are secondary users. As well as radiolocation,
it's available for Earth Exploration Satellites. Perhaps that is what
this satellite qualifies as.
You can read about this on the RSM website here:
http://www.rsm.govt.nz/cms/tools-and-services/publications/public-information-brochures-pibs/pib-21-table-of-radio-spectrum-usage-in-new-zealand/2-3-new-zealand-table-of-allocation-1/2-3-5-uhf-band-300-3000mhz
Encryption is permitted (via an exemption) in Amateur bands if the
signal is for satellite control.
Sil
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