You raise the question of licensing 'in-orbit' devices and the potential legality of such.
I guess, like some others, I'm unclear how licensing for such projects, Cubesats and the like, comes about?
The recent announcement of the UK's FUNcube project will presumably require a licence from OFCOM if it is to be truly UK attributed.
This will surely be a first for them (OFCOM) in the amateur field and in an area of amateur licensing not defined in the current regulations.
David G8OQW
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Trevor . Sent: 04 August 2009 18:01 To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Tubesat, a $4,000 launch opportunity
--- On Tue, 4/8/09, Lee McLamb [email protected] wrote:
The blurb says the transceiver is in the 902-928MHz or 2.4-2.4835.GHz
This growing notion of flying unlicensed devices in orbit is on very questionable legal ground in my personal opinion.
And of course outside of North America 902-915 MHz is used for Cell Phones and satellite signals don't respect national boundaries.
73 Trevor M5AKA
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