Pete what is the FCC rule regarding Bulletins being limited to ten minutes on amateur radio, please?
> No Mike, I would not expect you to visit the ARRL site for any > information. > > "One way information bulletins are not illegal on the Amateur Bands" > In a 24 hour period, the W1AW bulletin transmissions generally last 10 > to 15 minutes or less. There are 3 Code Bulletins, 2 RTTY Bulletins, and > 1 Phone Bulletin on the major HF bands. The rest of the W1AW > transmissions are generally designated for Code Practice. > > This is in contrast to the K1MAN transmissions, which generally lasted 90 > minutes or more, depending upon the accuracy of his Radio Shack timer. > W1AW and K1MAN are not in the same league of information bulletin > disseminators. > > Pete, wa2cwa > > > > On Sat, 1 Apr 2006 23:29:51 -0500 "Mike Sawyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > > No kidding Pete?! Is it my responsibility to check the ARRgghhL web > > site for > > their transmissions? Some may visit it more than others but I do not > > (nor do > > I care). In reference to the broadcasting, this is what I said: "I > > don't > > have a rule book in front of me but I thought that one-way > > transmissions, > > in and of their self was prohibited by the FCC until this issue came > > up." > > Clue: read the last part of my statement carefully. > > Personally, I think that the ARRgghhL should cease and desist with > > their > > one-way transmissions since they never check the frequency to see if > > it is > > in use. I hold them in the same low esteem as K1(wo)MAN. To me that > > is > > intentional QRM and is subject to the same set of rules that you > > cite. Their > > best bet would be to get permission or licensing to broadcast just > > outside > > of the ham bands and not cause any problems to anyone. > > Mod-U-Lator, > > Mike(y) > > W3SLK > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter Markavage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 10:57 PM > > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] k1man fined > > > > > > Slk said, " As a non-member of the ARRgghhL, I do not get their > > reports > > or broadcasting (since it is a single transmission to the masses) > > schedule." > > > > Any of this information is available off the ARRL Web Site whether > > you're a member or not. The complete W1AW bulletin schedule and > > frequencies are > > available off the their web site. > > > > One way information bulletins are not illegal on the Amateur Bands. > > > > See 97.111 (b)(6) > > 97.111 Authorized transmissions. > > (b) In addition to one-way transmissions specifically authorized > > elsewhere in this Part, an amateur station may transmit the > > following > > types of one-way communications: > > > > (1) Brief transmissions necessary to make adjustments to the > > station; > > (2) Brief transmissions necessary to establishing two-way > > communications with other stations; > > (3) Telecommand; > > (4) Transmissions necessary to providing emergency communications; > > (5) Transmissions necessary to assisting persons learning, or > > improving > > proficiency in, the international Morse code; > > (6) Transmissions necessary to disseminate information bulletins; > > (7) Transmissions of telemetry. > > > > AND See 97.113 (b) > > > > 97.113 Prohibited transmissions. > > (a) No amateur station shall transmit: > > (1) Communications specifically prohibited elsewhere in this Part; > > (2) Communications for hire or for material compensation, direct or > > indirect, paid or promised, except as otherwise provided in these > > rules; > > (3) Communications in which the station licensee or control operator > > has > > a pecuniary interest, including communications on behalf of an > > employer. > > Amateur operators may, however, notify other amateur operators of > > the > > availability for sale or trade of apparatus normally used in an > > amateur > > station, provided that such activity is not conducted on a regular > > basis; > > (4) Music using a phone emission except as specifically provided > > elsewhere in this Section; communications intended to facilitate a > > criminal act; messages in codes or ciphers intended to obscure the > > meaning thereof, except as otherwise provided herein; obscene or > > indecent words or language; or false or deceptive messages, signals > > or > > identification; > > (5) Communications, on a regular basis, which could reasonably be > > furnished alternatively through other radio services. > > (b) An amateur station shall not engage in any form of broadcasting, > > nor > > may an amateur station transmit one-way communications except as > > specifically provided in these rules; nor shall an amateur station > > engage in any activity related to program production or news > > gathering > > for broadcasting purposes, except that communications directly > > related > > to the immediate safety of human life or the protection of property > > may > > be provided by amateur stations to broadcasters for dissemination > > to the > > public where no other means of communication is reasonably > > available > > before > > or at the time of the event. > > > > Pete, wa2cwa > ______________________________________________________________ > AMRadio mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html > Post: mailto:[email protected] > AMfone Website: http://www.amfone.net > AM List Admin: Brian Sherrod/w5ami, Paul Courson/wa3vjb >
