Please point me to the part 97 rules that state beaconing is illegal. 73 Jim W7RY -----Original Message----- From: Matt Roberts Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 5:38 AM To: Bill South Cc: app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] How to turn on AllStar ID Requirements On Mar 29, 2013, at 5:20 AM, Bill South <wbs099@yahoo.com> wrote:
Station identification is only required at the end of each communication, and at least every 10 minutes during a communication. Beaconing (IDing at intervals) is not required, but probably not a bad idea.
Beaconing is illegal. The only place where I know it's required is in the UK. Any repeater or simplex node must identify every 10 minutes when in use, per FCC requirements. Matt Roberts n9gmr@me.com Call Sign N9GMR Allstar 28142 EchoLink 640860 _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users