Tuck, as I read it the station in Mexico is unlicensed by that country:

 

Since the aforementioned station
does not posses a valid operating permit issued by the Mexican
govenment, It is not a legally authorized station, by the operator's
own admission on the air.

 

We're not supposed to work pirates.

 

Dave K1ZZ

-----Original Message-----
From: Miller, Tuck (Vice Dir, SW)
Sent: Thu 6/12/2003 3:41 PM
To: arrl-odv
Cc:
Subject: [ARRL-ODV:8887] a "qoute" placed on a local e-mail reflector

  This just does not sound right to me.........can someone get a
clarification?

What would be the difference of talking on a 2 meter repeater, and
talking HF.  We are still talking to different countries.  Living so
close to Mexico, gives us opportunities to talk with our southern
neighbors all the time.  My opinion would be that as long as both the
operators are operating within their license class, they would be
legal...........  Am I missing something here?  The following was sent
to me by one of our local folks here in San Diego.

Tuck

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I agree with "A Legal Ham." It is not legal to transmit into a U.S.
repeater from another country unless the station is either (a) a
licensee of that country or (b) a licensee of the U.S. holding a
VALID operating permit issued by the foreign government from which
the transmission originates.
Riley Hollingsworth
USA - Wednesday, June 11, 2003 at 14:24:52 (MDT)

According to part 97, an amateur station must be operated only
within the jurisdiction of the FCC, unless an operating permit has
been issued by a foriegn government where the station is
transmitting from. While monitoring the ******* on June 10, 2003,
an operator identitying himself as ***** was heard transmitting
from within the country of Mexico. Since the aforementioned station
does not posses a valid operating permit issued by the Mexican
govenment, It is not a legally authorized station, by the operator's
own admission on the air. It would be prudent to refrain from
conversing with a non authorized station, as such activity is
prohibited by FCC rules. In addition, The trustee of a repeater who
allows unauthorized stations to make use of the repeater might find
himself subjected to sanctions by the FCC. Just a word of caution.
A Legal Ham
USA - Wednesday, June 11, 2003 at 14:14:42 (MDT)

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Are you a member yet? If not, please join!
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