I wonder if there is more concrete rule on this? That's a little
vague,, How about with club calls. Say a club is not as a club going
to compete in a certain contest, but one of the members plans on
competeing , can they use the club call even if the trustee is not present?
Joe WB9SBD
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On 3/29/2010 12:06 AM, Stan Stockton wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> I don't read where it says the holder of the call sign has to be present. I
> think he just has to take equal responsibility for the operation of the
> station.
>
> "When the control operator is a different amateur operator than the station
> licensee, both persons are equally responsible for proper operation of the
> station."
>
> You would not want to loan your call sign to someone you did not trust or
> they could get you in trouble.
>
> 73...Stan, K5GO
>
>
> ---- Jeffrey Clarke<ku8e@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I know this contester who seems to show up in the WPX contest every year
>> with a different call sign. This person has a distinctive sounding voice so
>> I knew who he was. Anyway, I run into him in the WPX SSB contest this
>> weekend and ask him about the call sign. It seems that he borrowed it from
>> someone he met (over the air??) and this person gave him permission
>>
>> to use it in the contest. Is this legal ??
>>
>>
>>
>> Maybe I’m wrong …but It appears from looking at the FCC rules that if you
>> are going to use a call sign the licensee needs to be present and you have
>> to abide by the privileges that
>>
>> they have. Back in the 1990’s we used my call sign in WPX SSB from K8CC’s
>> station, but that was legal because I was present. I also think it would be
>> legal to use a club call sign if you are given permission by the trustee. I
>> looked up this call sign he used on QRZ.com and it is licensed to an
>> individual not a club.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> §97.7 Control operation required.
>>
>> When transmitting, each amateur station must have a control operator. The
>> control operator must be a person:
>>
>> (a) For whom an amateur operator/primary station license grant appears on
>> the ULS consolidated licensee database
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 97.103 Station licensee responsibilities.
>>
>>
>> (a) The station licensee is responsible for the proper operation of the
>> station in accordance with the FCC Rules. When the control operator is a
>> different amateur operator than the station licensee, both persons are
>> equally responsible for proper operation of the station.
>>
>> (b) The station licensee must designate the station control operator. The
>> FCC will presume that the station licensee is also the control operator,
>> unless documentation to the contrary is in the station records.
>>
>>
>> §97.109 Station control.
>>
>>
>> (a) Each amateur station must have at least one control point.
>>
>> (b) When a station is being locally controlled, the control operator must be
>> at the control point. Any station may be locally controlled.
>>
>>
>>
>> If the FCC regulations were not followed I think this would also be grounds
>> for disqualification in the contest
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> XIII. Disqualification: Violation of amateur radio regulations in the
>> country of the contestant, or the rules of the contest; unsportsmanlike
>> conduct; taking credit for excessive unverifiable QSOs or unverifiable
>> multipliers will be deemed sufficient cause for disqualification.
>> Incorrectly logged calls will be counted as unverifiable contacts.
>>
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