[TowerTalk] Remote Ham Radio

[Richard Thorne]

Using the 'airwaves' for profit is illegal, not the equipment.

Rich - N5ZC

On 8/3/2013 10:14 AM, K8RI 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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