It is legal under FCC rules for W1AW to transmit code practice under 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: (5) Transmissions necessary to assisting persons learning, or improving proficiency in, the international Morse code; (6) Transmissions necessary to disseminate information bulletins; It would not come under the same rules as repeaters since they are placed by permission of the frequency coordinator which is whatever group is formed by the radio amateurs in that area or section, etc. The FCC considers them to hold the most weight. 97.3 Definitions. /(22) Frequency coordinator/. An entity, recognized in a local or regional area by amateur operators whose stations are eligible to be auxiliary or repeater stations, that recommends transmit/receive channels and associated operating and technical parameters for such stations in order to avoid or minimize potential interference. Any uncoordinated station needs to resolve interference to a coordinated station. Under Part 97.113 Prohibited Transmissions, there are some exceptions for even the operators of a code practice station. This was tailor made specifically for the ARRL operators and placed into the rules by request from the ARRL. (d) The control operator of a club station may accept compensation for the periods of time when the station is transmitting telegraphy practice or information bulletins, provided that the station transmits such telegraphy practice and bulletins for at least 40 hours per week; schedules operations on at least six amateur service MF and HF bands using reasonable measures to maximize coverage; where the schedule of normal operating times and frequencies is published at least 30 days in advance of the actual transmissions; and where the control operator does not accept any direct or indirect compensation for any other service as a control operator. 73, Rick, KV9U larry allen wrote: >I believe that w1aw has the rights (perhaps a better word can be found) to >it's accepted frequencies in the same way that more modern repeaters have >their rights to accepted frequencies. >Larry ve3fxq > > >
