On 10/11/14, 10:31 AM, Brian wrote:
Andy et al; On Sat, 2014-10-11 at 13:18 +0100, Andy Brittain wrote:
I think opening up 44 net is potentially a good idea but then we run in to trouble where RF is involved. Would we not be passing traffic that technically doesn’t fit under our license t’s&c’s?
Absolutely. That would easier open us up to pirating (why bother get a license if it's freely available?) and put us in jeopardy for possible violation of 3rd party communications regulations depending what the 3rd party does.
1. There is no guarantee that 44/8 traffic is sourced from licensed radio amateurs.
2. There is no guarantee that 44/8 traffic is suitable for use over licensed amateur radio frequencies in $REGULATORY_DOMAIN.
The only thing there is guaranteed about 44/8 is that is must be used for bona fide amateur radio purposes. What these purposes are, is loosely defined and open to interpretation.
Guys, it's just IP space. The sooner we separate networking from IP space, the better IMO.