XPost: rec.radio.amateur.policy, uk.radio.amateur   
   From: nomail@example.com   
      
   mm0fmf  wrote:   
   > On 08/03/2018 13:22, Ian Jackson wrote:   
   >> In message , Gareth's Downstairs Computer   
   >>  writes   
   >>> On 08/03/2018 11:50, Southgate Amateur Radio News RSS Feed wrote:   
   >>>>  The Icom UK D-STAR repeater, GB7IC, nears the magical figure of 2000   
   >>>> D-STAR callsign registrations. GB7IC's first registration was way   
   >>>> back in April 2008, and ten years later nearly 2000 people have   
   >>>> registered via our repeater to the gateway   
   >>>   
   >>> Presumambly all CBers and fools' licensees wanting BBC quality   
   >>> telephone conversations, for whatevet else it is, it is definitely   
   >>> not amateur radio.   
   >>>   
   >> While it's undeniable that all this modern stuff is wonderful, I'm not   
   >> sure that I really approve of having to 'register' for anything that   
   >> uses the amateur bands.   
   >   
   > You don't need to register to use the repeater as a radio repeater. You   
   > only need to register if you want to use the repeater when it is linked   
   > to via the net to other repeaters etc.   
      
   For D-Star, yes.  For DMR it is always required to register because   
   DMR uses numerical IDs which have to be mapped to callsigns using some   
   registration system.  Nowadays, these registration systems have been   
   combined.   
      
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