[aprssig] ALSO NOTE: APRS on 70CM using a hundred "free" UHF radios

[Steve Noskowicz]

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-18-980A1.pdf 

-- 
 Regards, Steve Noskowicz
 Science & Technical Advisor

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On Mon, 9/24/18, Steve Noskowicz via aprssig <aprssig at lists.tapr.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [aprssig] APRS on 70CM using a hundred "free" UHF radios
 To: "Tucson Amateur Packet Radio" <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>, "." <groups.0acf at headquarters.earth>
 Date: Monday, September 24, 2018, 7:31 PM
 
 
 Amateur equipment has no Certification
 (formerly type acceptance) except for commercial
 amplifiers/linears potentially capable of 11 meter frequency
 operation.
 Previously managed a certification
 lab.
 -- 
  Regards, Steve Noskowicz
  Science & Technical Advisor
 
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 On Mon, 9/24/18, . <groups.0acf at headquarters.earth>
 wrote:
 
  Subject: Re: [aprssig] APRS on 70CM
 using a hundred "free" UHF radios
  To: "Tucson Amateur Packet Radio"
 <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>
  Date: Monday, September 24, 2018, 2:11
 PM
  
  Not intended to throw any cold water
 on this,
  but are there any restrictions that
 might exist in using
  these radios on amateur frequencies?
  
  FCC Equipment Authorization (formerly
  known as Type Acceptance) is specific
 about what radio
  services a product is certified for
 use on, although there
  have been some exceptions for amateur
 use.
  
  Just something to double check.
  
  Jeff
  N5TEV
  
  -------- Original Message --------
  Subject: [aprssig] APRS on 70CM using
 a
  hundred "free" UHF radios
  Sent: Monday, September 24, 2018 8:50
  AM
  From: Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu>
  To: aprssig at lists.tapr.org
  
  Apparently the Motorola VRM650 UHF
 data
  radio should be available for almost
 free by the hundreds.
  
  These are Motorola VRM650 modems
 which
  I think are a 40 Watt MCS2000 radio
 with a different
  faceplate and only a DB9 rs232 port.
  
  We need to figure out an APRS
  application and figure out how to use
 them.
  
  Apparently they are being forced out
 by
  FCC rules changes on the commercial
 bands.
  
  But we need someone that knows how
 they
  network together with data… AS-IS to
 see if we can use as
  is for some kind of Amateur Network.
  
  The first thing that comes to mind
 for
  me is to build the 2000 mile links
 along the Appalachians!
  
  We test the path every year in the
  GOlden Packet Event: http://aprs.org/at-golden-packet.html
  
  Here is the link on the above page to
  our dreams for an East Coast
 backbone.
  http://aprs.org/ec9600net.html
  
  Bob, WB4APR
  
   
 
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