[CQ-Contest] Real emergencies

[N7MAL]

 §97.405 Station in distress.
(a) No provision of these rules prevents the use by an amateur station in distress of any means at its disposal to attract attention, make known its condition and location, and obtain assistance. 

(b) No provision of these rules prevents the use by a station, in the exceptional circumstances described in paragraph (a), of any means of radiocommunications at its disposal to assist a station in distress. 



Please stop picking and choosing the words that appeal to you and read the entire section. The trucker, who was operating illegally with no license or authority to operate on the frequency he was on, was not in 'distress'. Further  §97.405 pertains to the operation of an Amateur Radio Station to initiate communications NOT for a non-amateur to initiate communication. The trucker was illegally reporting a traffic accident on 10 meters when other means of communication  § 97.403 were and are readily available. There were no "exceptional circumstances" involved. 



UP.SO. I have gained a new respect  and appreciation for Riley after participating in this conversation.



MAL                 N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.ctaz.com/~suzyq/N7mal.htm


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: asciibaron at comcast.net 
  To: cq-contest at contesting.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 19:11
  Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Real emergencies


  > NO  NO  NO
  > While what W5KFT did was, maybe, morally correct what he did was very,
  > very, illegal.

  re-read Part 97, specifically 97.405 .

  http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/news/part97/



  -steve
  KB3KAQ



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