[hpsdr] FCC and SDR

[John C. Westmoreland, P.E.]

Helmut,

I am not sure what is going on with the ITU and this particular subject;
but the FCC did publish my comment.

73's,
John
AJ6BC


On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 11:03 AM, Helmut <dc6ny at gmx.de> wrote:

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> Is that an unilateral initiative of the FCC or even a topic the next WRC at
> Geneva in Nov. 2015? Has anyone more information from the ITU?
>
> 73, Helmut
>
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Hpsdr [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org] Im Auftrag von
> Shirley
> Márquez Dúlcey
> Gesendet: Montag, 12. Oktober 2015 15:37
> An: George Byrkit
> Cc: hpsdr at lists.openhpsdr.org
> Betreff: Re: [hpsdr] FCC and SDR
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> Equipment specifically designed for ham radio should not be affected
> by the proposed rule. But hams also repurpose things, notably WiFi
> routers (which appear to be the #1 target of the proposal), that are
> type accepted and will be affected. There has been a lot of discussion
> online about the fact that the rule would probably make it difficult
> or impossible to run third party software like DD-WRT or OpenWRT on
> your router, but not much on the impact on projects like
> Broadband-Hamnet.
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 9:29 AM, George Byrkit <ghbyrkit at chartermi.net>
> wrote:
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> > So we are not 'type approved', so it is likely that this regulation is
> not
> applicable to
> > us.  There are a number of more onerous parts to the proposal that you
> have not mentioned.
> > They relate to 'computer device driver upgrades' (changes) for things
> that
> might talk to a
> > wifi device, that could have the effect of locking down YOUR computer, or
> some have
> > suggested that it would make it impossible to use Linux.  I'm not sure if
> the last is just
> > a bit too conspiratorial or not.
> >
> > In any event, at DCC, we learned that the ARRL was making definite
> filings
> to oppose parts
> > of this proposal, as had Bruce Perens.
> >
> > 73,
> > George Byrkit, K9TRV
> >
> > PS: DCC was great!  Gary Pearce's videos will hopefully start showing up
> some time in
> > November, as he edits them.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hpsdr [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at lists.openhpsdr.org] On Behalf Of John
> C. Westmoreland,
> > P.E.
> > Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 3:09 AM
> > To: HPSDR
> > Subject: [hpsdr] FCC and SDR
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