Re: [A/S] 2 Way Satellite Internet

["k8ys" <k8ys@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mike,

It has been a long time since I was heavily involved in commercial 
two-way radio... but... if I remember my FCC rules/regs, while a "2nd 
phone" or now a General Radiotelephone license is nolonger REQUIRED 
to install satelite uplinks, the FCC has come down hard on Dish, 
Direct, Inmarsat etc for "non-technical" people sending RF skyward 
without properly aiming the uplink.

This is because the birds are narrow spaced, and if you are off a few 
degrees, you are not only painting the bird you want, but splattering 
the bird NEXT to the one you want. This is QRM and everyone suffers.

I am sure that the FCC is not going to track you down, but what the 
FCC will do is make it harder on the service providers and everything 
trickles down.

I have been watching this closer these days, I moved from semi-
civilized Cincinnati to the boonies, now, I cannot get xDSL or high 
speed cable.. I have been looking at 2 way satelite for my home as 
well as camping... I would love to be able to install the system 
myself, but even with a General Radiotelephone license, 30 yrs as an 
electronics tech and 25 yrs as an Amateur Radio op, the local dealers 
will not let me do it myself...

Bob