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From: wildstar@nmtvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.ham-radio
Subject: Re: Common carrier for remote control
Message-ID: <913@nmtvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 25-Dec-85 20:12:36 EST
Article-I.D.: nmtvax.913
Posted: Wed Dec 25 20:12:36 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Dec-85 01:32:56 EST
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Reply-To: wildstar@nmtvax.UUCP (Andrew Fine)
Organization: New Mexico Tech, Socorro
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Summary: 



It seems I found an ideal location for placing in a 5000 foot Beverage 
receiveing antenna, the only problem being that it is a quarter mile 
away from my dorm, and that I cannot string coax across or above the street
directly adjacent.  Even if I could, there are a number of adjoining 
properities whose owners refuse to even hear about even any connections
whatsover, even IR beams, crossing thier property line.

I have an Advanced Class license, and I am primarily interested in working
80 and 20 meters on relatively low power, hence the tremendous possiblities
raised by such an extreme length antenna. The problem is that I need some
means of relaying by radio the control signals to tune a local receiver
hooked up to the antenna, but that I do not want to violate either repeater
regulations or cross-service regulations. For instance, suppose I use the
AM band at less that 100 milliwatts power, 10 foot antenna length, which
are the FCC's maximums for unlicensed operation; to relay control signals to
and resulting audio from the antenna site. Would I be violating cross-service
regulations due to the retransmission of amateur traffic on AM, even though
the power and antenna restrictions for citizen use are conserved?

If other bands in amateur service or common carrier are acceptable, or if
the strategy I outlined is acceptable, in that no rules ( especially part 97! )
are violated or even bent, I would like to know.  Please advise.

Andrew Jonathan Fine