Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] amateur "exemption"

[ed]

At 05:56 PM 12/18/02 -0800, Frank Brickle wrote:

> ed wrote:
>
> > again, your application really doesn't matter.  what matters is the 
> > *capability* of your "hardware or software."
>
> That was *precisely* the point of my question. Doesn't merely having the 
> capability also put the DSP-10 and the current Ten-Tec rigs beyond the 
> pale? Perhaps the latest WinRadios as well?

yes, apparently.  for some u.s. laws/regulations you don't need both the 
hardware and the software together to qualify as a violator: either one 
will do.  again, it's unlikely to be enforced against you, but it's out 
there....

interestingly, government users are Winradio's biggest customers.  they use 
proprietary software, of course.

here's another interesting piece of hardware and software that qualifies 
the possessor as a violator.  doubtful this swiss company could do much 
business in the usa with non-govt customers.  notice their source code is 
for sale..."to official government bodies only."
http://www.shoc.ch/HTML/wavecom.htm

-ed