[CQ-Contest] what PX can I use?

[David Gilbert]

I don't think that is a valid assumption, Joe.

97.119(g) states:

"When the station is transmitting under the authority of Sec. 97.107 of 
this part, an indicator consisting of the appropriate letter-numeral 
designating the station location must be included before the call sign 
that was issued to the station by the country granting the license. For 
an amateur service license granted by the Government of Canada, however, 
the indicator must be included after the call sign."

97.107 (c) states:

"At any time the FCC may, in its discretion, modify, suspend or cancel 
the reciprocal operating authority granted to any person by this section."

The link previously posted here giving specific prefixes for use within 
the U.S. under reciprocal licensing authority 
(http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=about_4&id=amateur#Station%20Indicators) 
is on the official FCC website.  You even get a warning notice that you 
are leaving the official Wireless and Telecommunications Bureau site 
when you click on a different link.  So how does that become merely a 
non-binding staff interpretation?  It's a declaration of an FCC 
requirement, the authority for which they have reserved for themselves 
under 97.107(c).

Dave   AB7E

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Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> Well, I would argue that the link on the web represents a staff 
> interpretation and not "the law" as written in 97.119(g) since neither 
> 97.119(g) nor any other section of Part 97 provides a specific list of 
> required identifiers. As such, one could use VO1HE/NV4 and argue that 
> it is perfectly "legal" because there are 31 active licenses with the 
> NV4 prefix (30 of the licenses have mailing addresses in the fourth 
> call area).
> 73, 
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>    ... Joe, W4TV 
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