Re: [44net] 44Net Digest, Vol 2, Issue 83 - 44net

7 Jul 2013

On 7/7/13 12:13 PM, Bill Vodall wrote:
...
  It should only cost about $1K each node and some
hundreds of hours.
 Then, when it's working - if you do find the paths, there will be
 endless discussions of what can and can't flow on the system and what
 keys can or can't be used.

 Compare that to Facebook today with a broadband account that just works.

 It'll be hard enough getting a path with an ID-1 (price reduced - $710
 at HRO) or UDR56K...   Then you still have the content and use case
 issues... First, most linking repeater systems cost 5-10k for a basic setup, so 1k
a
node is not out of line.
Perhaps it's un-amateur of me, but I'm not so much concerned with potential
minor part 97 violations if it means I'm on the air with others and providing
a service to hams at large.  Much like the legalities of dancing on ATV, I
don't care to arm-chair lawyer mp3's over a data link, or logging every frame
I send over the air.

If something needs to change in part 97, I'll sign whatever petition, or
comment on it if need be.

I'm an engineer, and building networks is fun for me, not arguing about why we
can't do it.

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