[Ground-station] Successful Regulatory Results for Open Source Amateur Satellite Work from ORI

[John Ackermann N8UR]

That is a *great* result!  Congratulations to those who made it possible.

John
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On 9/3/21 3:42 PM, Michelle Thompson via Ground-Station wrote:
> On 2 September, 2021, Open Research Institute (ORI) received an advisory 
> opinion from US Commerce Department BIS.
> 
> The letter confirmed that posting information on the internet so that it 
> is available to the public means that open source amateur satellite 
> communications work is not subject to the Export Administration 
> Regulation (EAR). Prior work by ORI established that open source amateur 
> satellite communications work was free of International Traffic in Arms 
> Regulations (ITAR).
> 
> This is a significant regulatory success for open source amateur 
> satellite work and open source in general.
> 
> Work was funded by ARDC and executed by Open Research Institute. Legal 
> assistance was provided by Thomsen and Burke LLP.
> 
> All documents and links to presentations about the work are freely 
> available at 
> https://github.com/phase4ground/documents/tree/master/Regulatory 
> <https://github.com/phase4ground/documents/tree/master/Regulatory>
> 
> *Thank you* to those who have supported and assisted ORI during the many 
> stages of this successful regulatory endeavor. Making a successful 
> argument requires competence, persistence, and patience. ORI will build 
> upon this work moving forward in order to advance the aims and purposes 
> of open source amateur radio work.
> 
> -Michelle W5NYV
> 
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