[amsat-bb] Transponders For Rent???

[Zach Metzinger]

On 2019-08-01 09:41, KC9SGV via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> To take this idea a bit further, since there is no ham frequency RF involved for the uplink at least, the sender might not even have to be a licensed ham.

I'm no lawyer, but this seems to be violating the spirit of amateur 
radio. You're proposing an Internet to RF gateway where anyone could 
connect and cause their "third party communications" (97.115) to be 
transmitted to the satellite and then relayed back down to an earth station?

I this case, who is the control operator (97.7)? I think that's where 
your plan breaks down, and why things like Echolink are only open to 
licensed amateurs.

Unfortunately, the removal of the "experience required" and Morse code 
testing has generated a large number of $25-Beofeng-never-made-a-contact 
Extras. If one can't be bothered to memorize the answers to a pitifully 
small test pool, one doesn't belong on amateur frequencies.

</mini-rant>

--- Zach
N0ZGO