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

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Makes sense. But this caveat from the FCC memorandum, if applicable, might preclude the use of these radios.

"If a two-way VHF/UHF radio is capable of operating  outside of the amateur frequency bands, it cannot be imported, advertised, sold, or operated within the United  States without an FCC equipment certification."

So, are the radios in question still certified for use given the recent changes, since they are being reportedly forced out of commercial use but are still capable of operating outside of amateur bands?

Jeff
N5TEV

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Subject: ALSO NOTE: [aprssig] APRS on 70CM using a hundred "free" UHF radios
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2018 8:54 PM
From: Steve Noskowicz <noskosteve at yahoo.com>
To: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio <aprssig at lists.tapr.org>,"	." <groups.0acf at headquarters.earth>,Steve Noskowicz <noskosteve at yahoo.com>
CC: 

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

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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.
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  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