1 - All European countries allow Digital Voice modes and Internet connectivity for hamradio. France is the last country to still prohibit them. For European, this is unequal and should be the same for all.
2 - The main issue is that ARCEP is allowing such kind of digital modes and Internet access IF YOU PAY for professional frequency. This is unfair as all radiocommunications services should be treated in a equal manner.
3 - Patented coding as been allowed by ARCEP when they allow Digital TV on hamradio bands. In fact, you should use MPEG2 coding protected by 870 patents. And as I know all hamradio that you can buy on the market have firmware and DSP with propritary rights and patent... and you use it, as you use you PC with patented CPU (INTEL) and Windows... As you may not know, all emitter-receiver use "super-heterodyne" concept that is patented to RCA. So this rules inapplicable, because you should stop all hamradio activity. And, you must know that there is no law in France, that prohibit using patented software or hardware. This is individual liberty to buy what you want, when you want.
4 - AMBE isn't cryptographic. It's coded ! AMBE has been validated by ITU - ETSI (equivalent of TIA in US). And as French law only accept coding that is recognized by ITU, you CAN'T USE OPEN CODEC FROM HAMRADIO. Interesting, isn't it?
5 - ARCEP is using European Directive (99/5/CE) about terminal conformity (CE mark in back of stuff you buy in Europe), as National Security Concern. This is illegal and against European laws.
6 - ARCEP noticed DR@F society for prohibited use of F7W designator and D-STAR protocol for all hamradio. This is illegal, because this decision should be signed by Prime Minister and published on Republic Official News Paper (JO).
At this stage, we are not allowed anymore to experiment and this is a big issue, because against fundamental definition of ITU Amateur Services (see art 1.56 RR). We're fighting not only for D-STAR, but for all experimental activity and new way to develop technologies.
IF WE CAN'T EXPERIMENT, HOW WILL WE PRODUCE AN OPEN SOURCE CODEC AS AMBE?
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1 - All European countries allow Digital Voice modes and Internet connectivity for hamradio. France is the last country to still prohibit them. For European, this is unequal and should be the same for all.
2 - The main issue is that ARCEP is allowing such kind of digital modes and Internet access IF YOU PAY for professional frequency. This is unfair as all radiocommunications services should be treated in a equal manner.
3 - Patented coding as been allowed by ARCEP when they allow Digital TV on hamradio bands. In fact, you should use MPEG2 coding protected by 870 patents. And as I know all hamradio that you can buy on the market have firmware and DSP with propritary rights and patent ... and you use it, as you use you PC with patented CPU (INTEL) and Windows ... As you may not know, all emitter-receiver use "super-heterodyne" concept that is patented to RCA. So this rules inapplicable, because you should stop all hamradio activity. And, you must know that there is no law in France, that prohibit using patented software or hardware. This is individual liberty to buy what you want, when you want.
4 - AMBE isn't cryptographic. It's coded ! AMBE has been validated by ITU - ETSI (equivalent of TIA in US). And as French law only accept coding that is recognized by ITU, you CAN'T USE OPEN CODEC FROM HAMRADIO. Interesting, isn't it?
5 - ARCEP is using European Directive (99/5/CE) about terminal conformity (CE mark in back of stuff you buy in Europe), as National Security Concern. This is illegal and against European laws.
6 - ARCEP noticed DR@F society for prohibited use of F7W designator and D-STAR protocol for all hamradio. This is illegal, because this decision should be signed by Prime Minister and published on Republic Official News Paper (JO).
At this stage, we are not allowed anymore to experiment and this is a big issue, because against fundamental definition of ITU Amateur Services (see art 1.56 RR).
We're fighting not only for D-STAR, but for all experimental activity and new way to develop technologies.
IF WE CAN'T EXPERIMENT, HOW WILL WE PRODUCE AN OPEN SOURCE CODEC AS AMBE?
http://draf.asso.fr/index.php?post/2010/06/28/D-STAR-situation-in-France
http://draf.asso.fr/index.php?pages/Digital-Voice-Internet-Access-in-France-Petition
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