Really, since when is the ARRL a standard bearer for best practices, haha.
They'll go anywhere they can make a buck publishing... A topical story now and
then is good for business ;-)
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On Aug 3, 2013, at 8:38 AM, "J.P." <jp@ezoom.net> wrote:
> 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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