[Elecraft] Re: Using /QRP in the USA

[Helmut Usbeck]

1976, only slash mobile. portable, one or two others which I forget were
legal.  In fact if you were mobile and then parked on the side of the road
one would have to sign portable to stay legal.  Things like mobile in
motion or (interesting) airborne mobile were a no-no. If the law changed
fine, I don't memorize the new reg book every year. Doesn't seem to matter
everybody does what they please on the air anyway, the FCC has spent a
long time doing nothing, although lately they seem to be finally going
after malicious interference.  What I always though was a real joke was
the ARRL OO's.  That's probably who turned me in.  He was  a real
character who felt that if you did anything a bit different(like QRP) it warranted
an OO reprimand.

-Helm.

On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

> ...I used to sign /QRP, it did get me more qso's, also a pink slip from
> the FCC. /QRP is not legal in the US.... Regards, Helm.  WB2ADT
> ______________________________________________
>
> Don't know when that was Helmut, but it's legal now! Part 97.119 of the
> FCC rules, paragraph c states:
>
>     (c) One or more indicators may be included with the call sign. Each
> indicator must be separated from the call sign by the slant mark (/) or
> by any suitable word that denotes the slant mark. If an indicator is
> self-assigned, it must be included before, after, or both before and
> after, the call sign. No self-assigned indicator may conflict with any
> other indicator specified by the FCC Rules or with any prefix assigned
> to another country.
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>
> Since the FCC does not assign /QRP for one of their designations, it's
> entirely legal for USA Hams to use it.
>
> Ron AC7AC
> K2 # 1289
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