I read the World Above 50 MHz column by W3EP in September QST with great =
interest.
The practice of so many stations of not sending their call with each =
contact has been a sore point with me for some time.
One thing he missed in his write-up is that sending your call with each =
contact is actually an FCC requirement.
=A797.119 Station identification.=20
(a) Each amateur station, except a space station or telecommand =
station, must transmit its assigned call sign on its transmitting =
channel at the end of each communication, and at least every ten minutes =
during a communication, for the purpose of clearly making the source of =
the transmissions from the station known to those receiving the =
transmissions. No station may transmit unidentified communications or =
signals, or transmit as the station call sign, any call sign not =
authorized to the station.=20
If the contest sponsors were to do their job correctly, they would =
include this requirement in the contest rules and disqualify any station =
that violated it. Likewise, DXpeditions should be disqualified from =
accreditation for violation of the requirement.
What I would like to see is a special group of Official Observers (or =
their equivalent) who would monitor contest operations and DXpeditions =
for violation of this FCC regulation. If several such observers =
simultaneously reported repeated violations then the station should be =
disqualified.
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>From Ward Silver" <hwardsil@centurytel.net Sun Aug 18 17:58:46 2002
From: Ward Silver" <hwardsil@centurytel.net (Ward Silver)
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Small rig - Summary
Message-ID: <075101c246d8$84a9dc80$27d7fea9@mirage>
Marlin P. Jones (www.mpja.com) has a number of inexpensive switching =
supplies that I've used for a variety of things - accessories, small =
rigs, repeater controllers - with good results.
73, Ward N0AX
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