6 Dec
2021
6 Dec
'21
10:50 p.m.
I am not aware of any portion of the Part 97 rules
that apply to the wired
internet at large.
Part 97 rules only apply to RF transmissions made from US territory on
amateur radio bands. Full stop.
The Internet at large does not operate on the ham bands, and most of it does
not operate from US territory. And 44net/AMPRnet, while reserved for ham
radio users and purposes, is technically not ham radio territory unless you
are using AX.25, or carrying it on say WiFi links that exceed the
restrictions of unlicensed uses of WiFi bands but are still within what is
permitted as amateur radio use (e.g. licensed use of 2.4 GHz spectrum). And
any Part 97 restrictions *would* apply in these latter cases whether or not
an AMPRnet IP address is used, if transmitters located within US territory
are used.
As soon as you get rid of ham radio transmission, or anything that's
happening is happening in any of the other countries of the world, Part 97
is completely inapplicable.
73
Jim VE5EV