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 ****************************************************************************** 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) -- ************************************************ ARRL The national association for Amateur Radio Remember, Helping Others....Always Worthwhile!! Southwestern Division Vice Director Are you a member yet? If not, please join! Check out the Convention web site at: http://www.hamcon.org/ Personal Web Page: http://www.qsl.net/nz6t