EAR and Open Source amateur satellite work

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Michelle Thompson W5NYV reports that on 02 September 2021, the Open Research Institute (ORI) received an advisory opinion from the 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).

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

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ORI is soliciting questions (and answers) for a FAQ on the ITAR/EAR implications of Open Source satellite work.
https://twitter.com/OpenResearchIns/status/1435685989318496259