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<p>On 2019-06-21 07:19, Tom Consodine, ND5Y via chirp_users wrote:</p>
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<blockquote type="cite" style="padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2px solid; margin: 0">97.403 only applies to amateur radio and specifically says:<br /><a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&mc=true&node=se47.5.97_1403&rgn=div8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&mc=true&node=se47.5.97_1403&rgn=div8</a><br /> "No provision of these rules prevents the use by an amateur station of <br /> any means of radiocommunication at its disposal to provide essential <br /> communication needs in connection with the immediate safety of human <br /> life and immediate protection of property when normal communication <br /> systems are not available."<br /><br /> Notice how it says "an amateur station". It does not say "any person" or <br /> "any unlicensed person can transmit on any frequency they want with <br /> non-FCC approved equipment".<br /><br /> Tom ND5Y<br /><br /></blockquote>
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<p>Yeah, I assumed the person holding the Part-97 radio would be a licensed amateur. I was just trying to counter-point the folks making the *absolute* assertion that it's never legal. I thought my example clarified that as an ARO, I might have a legitimate use for the mode.</p>
<p>Thank-you for the more complete answer.</p>
<p>Hope you're having a stellar solstice.</p>
<p>Benton 21jun19<br />--<br />NX7O<br /><a href="mailto:benton@siletzbay.com">benton@siletzbay.com</a><br /><br /></p>
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