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<font size="+2">Seeing as there were no deaths....Kind of like yelling
fire in a theater when there is no fire....<br>
Tad N1QAG<br>
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A.J. Farmer (AJ3U) wrote:<br>
<blockquote cite="mid42F021E7.8010906@spenet.com" type="cite">Shortly
after the Air France crash today, a station sent out an APRS message
addressed to "ALL" that said (paraphrasing from memory) "Air France
crash in Toronto, 200 feared dead". While I thought this was an
interesting thing to know, it had me wondering if the message was
breaking the rules.
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If you brought up the local repeater and just blurted out the same type
of "breaking news" message intended for anyone listening, I think it
would be considered broadcasting. It definitely was not a message that
would be "of interest to the Amateur community only" which is supposed
to be one of the broadcasting litmus tests. On the other hand, unlike
a analog voice transmission on a repeater, the average "non-Ham" would
not be able to receive an APRS message, so I can see this argument
going either way...
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What are your opinions on this?
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Thanks!
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A.J. Farmer, AJ3U
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