8 Jul
2009
8 Jul
'09
9:45 a.m.
On Tue, 2009-07-07 at 16:06 +0000, Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote:
No we don't. The FCC are obviously happy to allow us to do what we do now.
If you stir up trouble and get things banned, there are going to be an awful lot of pissed amameurs after your arse.
"easier to ask forgiveness than permission" I think is the phrase you're looking for here.
Without rehashing old ground, I don't see why POCSAG would be any less legal than DSTAR. "But it's a code!" - yes, a well-documented one, unlike DSTAR with its super-sekrit only-for-the-inner-circle codec and poorly-documented protocol.
Gordon 2M0YEQ