A couple threads to comment on here: Item 1
The video is a little hype-ish, but does convey the basic technical setup needs What you use the information contained in the video for is a judgement call. Who should be concerned about what a given station "surfs" for? Not all the arm chair lawyers but rather the stations operating the link. Different jurisdictions have different rules, but in the US there are a few: 97.113, 97.205g, 97.219, 97.221 (review at: http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=320), if it isn't included in Sec 97 (and referenced laws) then its just opinion. If I personally was running a DD access point (RP2D or RP1D) I would do some pretty restricted access, but it really isn't my business or concern what others do, its their licenses. Item 2: If you own and operate a repeater (or similar device) on amateur radio and you expect to have its operation compensated by someone else, you are running a business and fall under rule 97.113c, in my opinion. If you can't afford to provide the service or take the criticism of your system, you should take it off the air and free up the frequency for other uses. As a user of someone else's repeater, on a regular basis, I feel I have an obligation to voluntarily support its operation either financially or otherwise, directly or indirectly, but as soon as there is a mandatory fee for use, it is a business. Club owned repeaters should be funded out of the general funds of the club. If the club can't afford it, they should not have a repeater. Keeping your club healthy (recruiting and retention, having a purpose, inclusiveness, and low politics) is the way to have the funds to operate a repeater. Soliciting donations is not running a business, but mandatory fees for use amounts to a business. Amateur, by etymology, and definition means you pursue an interest out love for the activity. An amateur repeater should be a labor of love. (See background at: http://www.ncvec.org/page.php?id=320) John Hays Amateur Radio: K7VE j...@hays.org
