97.113 (5) (c) A control operator may accept compensation as an incident of a teaching position during periods of time when an amateur station is used by that teacher as part of classroom instruction at an educational insitution.
73, John KD6OZH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy J. Salo" <s...@saloits.com> To: <amsat-bb@amsat.org> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 17:42 UTC Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AMSAT Officer Assistance >>> Related to Q2 & Q5 (compensation): >>> * As university staff, can I transmit to the CubeSat, or is my >>> salary considered compensation? >>> >>> * Is the refurbishment of a club ground station (man hours, >>> equipment repair/purchase) considered compensation? > > These are very important questions. I think it is also > important that we have a shared understanding of the answers, > rather than private opinions. > > I suggest that the researcher also approach the ARRL for an > opinion. My suspicion is that AMSAT and the ARRL will provide > conservative (and unofficial) answers to these questions. It > is much safer to say "no, that's prohibited" than "yes". > > In my view, this may be a question that we want to approach > the FCC with. I suspect that, if the question is properly > framed, the FCC might be more inclined to find this acceptable > than either AMSAT or the ARRL. > > -tjs > > Clint Bradford wrote: >> Can an AMSAT officer please privately reply to me regarding this email >> inquiry? Many thanks. >> >> A gentleman is considering a CubeSat mission for weather research, and >> needs answers to his inquiry after reading the AMSAT FAQ regarding >> using ham frequencies ... > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
