XPost: rec.radio.amateur.policy, uk.radio.amateur   
   From: none@invalid.com   
      
   On 08/03/2018 23:20, Rob wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
   The story is about a D-STAR repeater hence writing about D-STAR   
   registration not being needed for radio use only. DMR was not mentioned.   
      
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