[App_rpt-users] How to turn on AllStar ID Requirements

[Jim W7RY]

A voice announcement providing information about the repeater (callsign, PL tone, etc.) would fit as permissible one-way communications. That some would still call a "beacon." 


Some would call a beacon?  Sounds like an interpretation of the rules by someone. Perhaps you?

73
Jim W7RY


From: ALERTradio ERC | N0PCO 
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 9:02 AM
To: Jim W7RY 
Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] How to turn on AllStar ID Requirements

On 03/29/2013 09:57 AM, Jim W7RY wrote: 
  Please point me to the part 97 rules that state beaconing is illegal. 

  73 
  Jim W7RY 




  § 97.203 Beacon station.
  (a) Any amateur station licensed to a holder of a Technician, General, Advanced or Amateur Extra Class operator license may be a
  beacon. A holder of a Technician, General, Advanced or Amateur Extra Class operator license may be the control operator of a
  beacon, subject to the privileges of the class of operator license held.
  (b) A beacon must not concurrently transmit on more than 1 channel in the same amateur service frequency band, from the same
  station location.
  (c) The transmitter power of a beacon must not exceed 100 W.
  (d) A beacon may be automatically controlled while it is transmitting on the 28.20–28.30 MHz, 50.06–50.08 MHz, 144.275–144.300
  MHz, 222.05–222.06 MHz or 432.300–432.400 MHz segments, or on the 33 cm and shorter wavelength bands.


Another one of those yes but no situation courtesy of the FCC.   Since the  beacon is automatically controlled announcing the availability of the repeater / link and in most cases the repeater / link is not operating on a frequency within the groups listed under 97.203(d)  the beacon would not be legal.

97.111(b) would be a good place to check regarding one-way communications


  (b) In addition to one-way transmissions specifically authorized elsewhere in this part, an amateur station may transmit the following
  types of one-way communications:
  (1) Brief transmissions necessary to make adjustments to the station;
  (2) Brief transmissions necessary to establishing two-way communications with other stations;
  (3) Telecommand;
  (4) Transmissions necessary to providing emergency communications;
  (5) Transmissions necessary to assisting persons learning, or improving proficiency in, the international Morse code; and
  (6) Transmissions necessary to disseminate information bulletins.
  (7) Transmissions of telemetry.

A voice announcement providing information about the repeater (callsign, PL tone, etc.) would fit as permissible  one-way communications.  That some would still call a "beacon."  Then going back to 97.203(d) if the same were to be done with CW it would not be permissible unless there was already traffic on the repeater then it would just be a plain old identification.


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