><Steve wrote>< > However, in my personal opinion, any such operation as detailed in > proceeding paragraph is not in keeping with FCC Part 97 as it > currently exists within any sub bands by U.S....
Steve, you and I have had this discussion before... and we agreed to disagree on it :) I pointed out that your opinion is not conguent with the FCC's opinion. The way it works in USA: "That which is not prohibited, is allowed" You are free to follow your own interpretation, applying Catch22 parts of the rules. I really don't think it is productive for amateur radio for you to try to influence others in this regard though. The fact is, there is no FCC rule about ALE sounding, the FCC has not said anything about it, and it doesn't look like FCC cares one way or the other. There are plenty of other examples of it in previous and current amateur radio use, albeit with different nomenclature. It simply isn't a violation of the rules to automatically transmit your station ID (callsign), whether on a single frequency, multiple frequencies, or multiple simultaneous frequencies, in an effort to start or facilitate a QSO. In fact, as you know, there is an FCC rule that says you MUST transmit your station ID (callsign) every 10 minutes, if you make any transmission at all. There are many automatic systems in use in Amateur Radio that transmit an automatic station ID. They happen every minute of every day all over the world. And these Automatic Station Identification systems transmit without a human operator listening first. It is common amateur practice. The FCC requires it and/or encourages it in many radio services. The FCC would rather you ID as often as possible so they can easily keep track! Bonnie KQ6XA . Need a Digital mode QSO? Connect to Telnet://cluster.dynalias.org Other areas of interest: The MixW Reflector : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup/ DigiPol: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Digipol (band plan policy discussion) Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalradio/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
