[aprssig] Sky Ccommand...

[John Habbinga]

I believe that the rules were recently changed.  I notice that 97.201(b) 
says, "An auxiliary station may only transmit on the 2 m and shorter 
wavelength bands, except the 144.0-144.5 MHz, 145.8-146.0 MHz..."  So 
operation above 146 MHz should be legal.

I think that the rule changes are described in the December 2006 issue of 
QST magazine, but I can't find my issue right now, so I'm not certain.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu>
Subject: RE: [aprssig] Sky Ccommand...


>> Didn't the FCC rule SkyCommand illegal in the US?
>
> Along with the recent FCC rules eliminating CW, they also
> approved Sky Command II.
> (I think).  The problem is finding a 2m frequency on which to
> link the audio...
> Normally you keep the 2m link at 5 watts or so to keep it local
> and from overheating your finals.
>
> Bob, WB4APR