[aprssig] Slashdot Story: France Says D-Star Ham Radio Mode Is Illegal

[Stephen H. Smith]

The story linked in the Slashdot.Org url below says the French 
equivalent of the FCC is trying to ban D-Star because it uses a 
proprietary codec and connects to the Internet.    Is APRS next????



    Slashdot Story     France Says D-Star Ham Radio Mode Is Illegal  
<http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/06/30/1836231/France-Says-D-Star-Ham-Radio-Mode-Is-Illegal>
    
<http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/06/30/1836231/France-Says-D-Star-Ham-Radio-Mode-Is-Illegal>


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