[VHFcontesting] Rover Squared

[tad danley]

Mike (KA5CVH) Urich wrote:
> Now I do have a serious question.  During FD, astronaut Ed Lu, KC5WKJ, was
> operating from ISS using the call sign NA1SS,   NA1SS is the call asssigned
> to the ISSARC with Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, being the club call trustee.  Frank
> is a Advanced class and 2X2 call signs like NA1SS are reserved for Advanced
> and Extra class operators.  Ed is a technician class operator _WAS_  this a
> violation of the FCC rules?  And no try as we may we were not able to work
> him.  We just didn't have enough horsepower to get over the pile up.

As long as Ed was operating within the limits of his Technician class 
license (frequency, power, etc) there is not a problem.  This would also 
apply here in the good old USA.  There may even be a special exemption 
for operations aboard the Shuttle and ISS to allow operation anywhere 
within any amateur frequency, but I'm not sure and don't have my FCC 
rule book handy.

73,

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Tad Danley, K3TD