>On Mon, Nov 08, 1999 at 05:10:24PM +0000, Jose A. Amador wrote:
>> or host, or 6pack, or whatever protocol is devised for the purpose.
>> But the radio must transmit and receive AX.25, as it is legally
>> required for radio amateurs, set by the FCC in the USA and a defacto
>> standard created by the massive distribution of such devices all over
>> the world. It is even used commercially.
>
>I remember reading a discussion about this recently -- does your
>part 97 actually say you must use AX.25 for packet? That's a bit surprising.
>
>There's no reason packet has to refer to AX.25 (generally speaking) as far
>as I can see, and even then you could come up with a similar mode
>and call it something else. PACTOR/WinLink seems to offer some similar
>functionality, and it's not packet nor AX.25.
>
>Our regulations here in VK just list the emission modes we can use
>and general identification requirements. No mention of AX.25.
>
>Hamish
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