Re: [amsat-bb] Starshine, PCsat etc

[Bruce Bostwick <lihan161051@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No, just the right to act as control operator of the digipeater. 
Just as with a repeater or digipeater on the ground, if certain users 
do not respect the rights of other users to access the digipeater, 
the control operator is allowed to make the decision as to who should 
and should not use the system.  It's Bob's machine, and he is the one 
the FCC will call in the case of improper or illegal operation, so he 
has every right to specify what is and is not permitted on his 
digipeater.  This does not imply that the control operator of the 
satellite owns any particular frequency, just that operating through 
this particular digipeater requires operators to follow certain rules.

My $.02 -- the rules I saw were quite reasonable, and if followed, 
will ensure that *everyone*, not just the high-power operators with 
base stations uplinking packets as fast as they can stuff them into 
the TNC, gets a chance to digipeat via PCsat.  If I owned a 
digipeater on the ground, much less a digi that's in low earth orbit 
and has line of sight to potentially thousands of stations, I'd be 
just as responsible for what was done with it, and I would set up 
almost exactly the same rules.

>Hello OM
>  Does that mean that FCC 'is giving' to 'certain' HAM the permit to OWN the
>freq. their equip is operating on?
>  73 de Joe, S53SX
>
>Quote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: James Clay French W8ISS <w8iss@home.com>
>To: Timothy Vermette <tvermette@sk.sympatico.ca>
>Cc: <RMckni8527@aol.com>; <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
>Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 7:07 AM
>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Starshine, PCsat etc
>
>
>
>>  The FCC gives the right to any and ALL amatuers to ask that anyone NOT
>>  use their equipment, wether they be
>>  repeater, digipeater, or satellite owners.
>>
>>  James W8ISS
>>  Lincoln Park, MI
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