I am just talking about sending the FLARQ "beacon" while in the shack.
On Jan 4, 2008 11:09 PM, Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The FCC is pretty clear on the definition of a beacon. > > 97.3 Definitions/ (9) Beacon/. An amateur station transmitting > communications for the purposes of observation of propagation and > reception or other related experimental activities. > > Here are the frequency bands that they may be operated automatically: > > 97.203 (d) A beacon may be automatically controlled while it is > transmitting on the 28.20-28.30 MHz, 50.06-50.08 MHz, 144.275-144.300 > MHz, 222.05-222.06 MHz, or 432.300-432.400 MHz segments, or on the 33 cm > and shorter wavelength bands. > > There are no HF or MF frequencies below 28 MHz that permit radio > amateurs to run a beacon automatically. > > As I have pointed out, a number of ham activities that are claimed to be > for the purposes of propagation, especially PropNet and the HFLinkNet > appear to be illegal operations if they are being run automatically. It > is stretching the rules rather thin but you could probably transmit > "test" transmissions as the FCC says, "on any frequency authorized to > the control operator for brief periods for experimental purposes." > > This is why Bonnie, KQ6XA freaked out so strongly with her personal > attack on me for daring to actually ask the FCC for some answers to > these very questions, but yet did not have one shred of technical > information to suggest otherwise. > > These issues need to be addressed. Perhaps the FCC can change the rules > to allow such operations in the future, but should the rules be ignored > for now? I wonder if the OO program has been involved with any of these > violations? > > 73, > > Rick, KV9U > > > Russell Blair wrote: > > My Question, is a beacon a beacon if is maned, or does > > it have to be unmaned to be a beacon. > > For me my beacon has not be on the air without being > > here at the PC. So do we scrip the testing or find a > > spot up on 10m. > > > > Russell NC5O > > > > > > -- Andy K3UK www.obriensweb.com (QSL via N2RJ)
