RFI-EMI-GUY
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Its quite possible I'm reading into it /far/ more then necessary, I do admit. However, the new wording of 95.1749 is perhaps still confusing. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but, the rule literally states "for the sole purpose of operation by remote control", AFAIK the FCC defines "remote control" as: "Under remote control, the licensee has implemented a means by which the repeater’s control operator(s) can monitor and control its operation by some form of control link from one or more distant locations."
This says nothing about rebroadcast of voice or other transmissions, which would /seem/ to say that 95.1749 stipulates that using POTS or any network connection for linking where the sole purpose is /control/ is okay, but because of the lack of wording, may or may not mean that use of that link for rebroadcast of voice is legal. Which still leaves linking for the purpose of transmission rebroadcast in this legal-gray-limbo area.
For it (linking) to NOT be legal, there would need to be specific language prohibiting it.
Historically, remote control of a base station or repeater station has been between a control point like dispatch office and the station. In the early days this was done with DC control current over a leased voice line. This later evolved to tone remote control over leased circuits and private microwave circuits. Then later concepts like satellite receiver voting and multicast and simulcast techniques developed. Now we have IP based circuits. None of these iterations of the concept of remote control received any special attention in Part 90. Why expect to see it here? It is all remote control.