Seems to me that if it was illegal, the ARRL wouldn't have published a review
or rather would have said so. But it's not so innovators behind the project
just laugh when you guys get unhinged about something as trivial.
http://www.remotehamradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/RHR-ARRL-REVIEW.pdf
73,
W2XX/7
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On Aug 3, 2013, at 8:14 AM, K8RI <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net> wrote:
> On 8/3/2013 9:17 AM, Mickey Baker wrote:
>> Where did anyone every get the idea that there shouldn't be profit in ham
>> radio?
>
> We are not talking about profit in ham radio, we are talking about profit
> from using your station
> We are talking about hams, or a group of hams making money from their
> licensed station, not from selling their station or equipment.
> When you sell the station,and a ham puts it on the air it receives a license
> which is to a physical location.
>
> If yo let someone use the station they have to stick to the limitations of
> their license and the station license. Used to be if station XX used station
> YY its sign was XX/YY
>
> This has nothing to do with the equipment. You cans sell or rent your
> equipment out, but the "station license is attached to that location.
>
> You can build or buy a giant station and operate it remote and you can sell
> or rent the equipment, but not the station as I interpret the regs. The
> "station" is licensed to an individual, or club at a specific location and we
> are forbidden to make money from messages/contacts made from that station
> regardless of who operates it.
>
> It seems pretty straight forward and simple to me.
>
> Although not Tower Talk specifically, I think this is a very important and
> relevant topic because the important part is the giant antenna farm (Usually)
> and it casts doubt on the very essence of contests and awards earned. Yes we
> all get together and operate "someone's" station for contests and it matters
> not if it's local or remote, but when we are paying to make transmissions on
> that station? What then?
>
> I really like the idea of renting a vacation home, in the mountains, on the
> beach, or on an island, where I can operate portable. Does the legality
> change if it already has antennas? antennas and a contest style station? The
> latter just went out of my price range
>
> Thing is, as I see it we are at best in a gray area, renting a home or cabin
> with a station and signing portable, or outside the regs when renting a
> complete licensed station. What if "someone" puts up a monster station and
> never licenses it? They are no longer renting out a licensed ham station for
> money. Just that tiny detail would make it legal..."I think"
>
> Anyone can build a ham station, complete with towers and antennas and they do
> not need a license to do so, but they and the station need a license to
> operate and any one could operate it "portable"?? That violates the spirit of
> the regs, but not the regs?
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
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