FCC Denies Kenwood 'Sky Command' Ruling Request
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FCC Denies Kenwood's Request for a "Declaratory Ruling" or
Waiver
Kenwood requested that the FCC confirm that their "Sky Command
System" is in compliance with Part 97 or if not, requested that the FCC
issue a waiver of Part 97 so that all amateurs could use this feature legally.
The "Sky Command System" used both 144 MHz and 440MHz frequencies
in order to control a Kenwood HF rig remotely. The remote operator, using
a hand-held or other dual-band (2m/70cm) radio capable of duplex operation,
would send commands to the HF radio on 440MHz and the operator would hear the
receive audio over a 144MHz "downlink" frequency.
Kenwood opined that since no intelligence was transmitted to the remote base
other than plain receive audio, this should exempt this system from the existing
restriction which keep all such systems on the 222 MHz band or higher.
Comments opposing the Kenwood request by the Bexar Emergency Amateur
Repeater System characterized the Kenwood opinion "ignoring the return
transmissions in the system, which are on the 2 m amateur service band, is at
best a tortured interpretation" of Part 97.
Opposition comments were also filed by American Radio Relay League, Inc,
Robert G. Wheaton, and the Kendall Amateur Radio Society.
Those who filed in support of the Kenwood request were: Gordon West Radio
School, Inc., Costa Mesa Emergency Service Amateur Communications, Kenwood,
James M. Hicks, and Robert A. Kile.
Full text of the FCC document is available at http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/da001662.txt
( From the FCC Webpage - www.fcc.gov )
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by WF0H on August 9, 2000
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It's too bad that this system is not Part 97 compliant, because we could benefit from having 'plug and play' remote systems, and I believe they will become more important over time. As it becomes more difficult to establish a nam station in our ever-more-densely-packed neighborhoods, it might become very attractive for small groups of hams to pool their resources to build shared remote stations that they could operate from inside an antenna-restricted apartment.
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by KD7KHG on June 15, 2001
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"Yep", we can listen on repeaters of hubby and wife communicating to pick up a gallon of milk on the way home from work, who are also well within simplex range of each other, listen to there 73's and 88's and have no interest in the tech end of ham radio or any ambition to aquire HF privleges, or maybe use the phone patch to order pizza. But not the very cool and tech savy aspects of running a total HF remote control base from your dual band HT. Jeez! Give me a break!
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FCC Denies Kenwood 'Sky Command' Ruling Request
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by KT0DD on April 26, 2004
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As of 4/26/2004, the FCC is considering restructuring the rules to allow auxiliary transmissions on 2 meters, which if passed, will allow skycommand to become legal in the USA. Keep your fingers crossed that it passes.73.
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RE: FCC Denies Kenwood 'Sky Command' Ruling Reques
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by W7KWS on March 25, 2005
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The FCC MAY have passed a Sky Command ruling to allow Auxilary Operation on 2 meters. I can't be sure, but in March 2005 they acted on their docket which included many items such as allowing stations in Regons 1 & 3 oprate from 7100-7200 Mhz.
I believe Sky Command was also in this docket, but I haven't yet found confirmation anywhere. If anyone else gets any information on this it would be apprecieated if you'd post it here.
The FCC reference to the docket is ET Docket 04-139. My understanding is that sometime after consideration, the ruling will be printed in the Federal Register before it is legal. It appears that it won't find its way into the FCC Part 97 rules as printed by the Government Printing Office until after October.
I do hope it passed!
Thanks,
Bob, W7KWS
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RE: FCC Denies Kenwood 'Sky Command' Ruling Reques
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by W7KWS on May 2, 2005
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Well, the best that I can determine, it appears that only the portion of the docket dealing with 40 meters realignment was approved by the FCC, so far. The rest of the docket is yet to be dealt with.
I sure wish they get going, it's been pending for an awfully long time.
73,
Bob, W7KWS
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