Slk said, " As a non-member of the ARRgghhL, I do not get their reports or broadcasting (since it is a single transmission to the masses) schedule."
Any of this information is available off the ARRL Web Site whether you're a member or not. The complete W1AW bulletin schedule and frequencies are available off the their web site. One way information bulletins are not illegal on the Amateur Bands. See 97.111 (b)(6) 97.111 Authorized transmissions. (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; (6) Transmissions necessary to disseminate information bulletins; (7) Transmissions of telemetry. AND See 97.113 (b) 97.113 Prohibited transmissions. (a) No amateur station shall transmit: (1) Communications specifically prohibited elsewhere in this Part; (2) Communications for hire or for material compensation, direct or indirect, paid or promised, except as otherwise provided in these rules; (3) Communications in which the station licensee or control operator has a pecuniary interest, including communications on behalf of an employer. Amateur operators may, however, notify other amateur operators of the availability for sale or trade of apparatus normally used in an amateur station, provided that such activity is not conducted on a regular basis; (4) Music using a phone emission except as specifically provided elsewhere in this Section; communications intended to facilitate a criminal act; messages in codes or ciphers intended to obscure the meaning thereof, except as otherwise provided herein; obscene or indecent words or language; or false or deceptive messages, signals or identification; (5) Communications, on a regular basis, which could reasonably be furnished alternatively through other radio services. (b) An amateur station shall not engage in any form of broadcasting, nor may an amateur station transmit one-way communications except as specifically provided in these rules; nor shall an amateur station engage in any activity related to program production or news gathering for broadcasting purposes, except that communications directly related to the immediate safety of human life or the protection of property may be provided by amateur stations to broadcasters for dissemination to the public where no other means of communication is reasonably available before or at the time of the event. Pete, wa2cwa > On Sat, 1 Apr 2006 09:12:38 -0500 "Mike Sawyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > > You are absolutely correct Brian. > > As a non-member of the ARRgghhL, I do not get their reports or > > > broadcasting (since it is a single transmission to the masses) > > schedule. I > > hate like hell to admit but I found myself somewhat sympathetic to > > > K1(wo)MAN's cause whereas he was afforded the same style broadcast > > > as W1AW. > > Disregard the programming, the same modus operandi, if you will, > > lumps both > > together. Personally, I didn't see why the > > (be)League(d) > > didn't petition for licensing their station just on the outside of > > > the ham > > bands when this issue raised its ugly head years ago. They, the > > (be)League(d) should have had the foresight to see that Glen would > > > use the > > "what's good for the goose is good for the gander" point of view > and > > > > ultimately challenge the ARRgghhL until he finally got his way. I > > > don't have > > a rule book in front of me but I thought that one-way > > transmissions, in and > > of their self was prohibited by the FCC until this issue came up. > I > > think > > the ARRgghhL could have save themselves, and the ham community > allot > > of > > frustration, by doing a logical left shift up band, had they seen > > > this > > snowball rolling down the mountain. Of course, hindsight is always > > > twenty-twenty. > > Mod-U-Lator, > > Mike(y) > > W3SLK
