>
> Ev, I understand what they were trying to do with the new rules for APRS
> as far as spotting for rovers on APRS to be used by multi-op stations, but
> you make a distinction between APRS on 144.39 and HamIM on 147.585, that I
> don't see in the rules. As somebody who is new to this, I see HamIM as an
> APRS system. You said it yourself, it's "APRS on simplex". If only rovers
> are allowed APRS but are only allowed to tx callsign and position don't the
> rules preclude the use of HamIM for everybody?
>
> -Mac, KB8YHV
>
No, HamIM has always been legal. The difference is normal APRS uses the
Internet - I can go to findu.com during the contest to get your location to
try to work you. Until now you couldn't use APRS this way because normally
you can't use non-Amateur Radio means (Internet) to solicit contacts during
the contest. HamIM doesn't use the Internet - anyone within simplex range
on 147.585 gets a position report they can plot on a map. That's really not
any different than me telling you my grid square is EN52vj on 432 SSB so you
can point your 1296 beam better.
73!
Chris N9YH
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Chris Burke
chris@n9yh.com
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