[aprssig] Another Bootlegger Using APRS As a Commercial AVL System ???

[Drew Baxter]

ETI-2 is using a MT8000FA which has a 8 watt onboard 2 meter radio as 
part of the deal.

I agree that hanging Byon isn't the answer.  We've no idea how the 
purchase happened and using such a device without a license is 
ultimately the bigger issue.  Owning one affects no-one, using it 
affects the rest of us who hold licenses.

--Droo, K1XVM

At 11:30 PM 12/27/2008, Joseph M. Durnal wrote:
>It cracks me up when bootleggers use APRS, a system that not only puts
>your position on the air, but also the Internet for all to see.  They
>could just be hams that don't know what they are doing and don't have
>their call sign in their packet.
>
>Byonics has no liability here.  Anyone can by a tinytrack and use it
>for any thing they want, but to use it with an amateur radio
>transceiver you would need an amateur radio license.
>
>73 de Joseph Durnal NE3R