FW: [Elecraft] Using /QRP in the USA

Fri Dec 6 05:41:00 2002

Never got me any more Q's either, but curious about the..
".. If an indicator is self-assigned, it must be included before, after,
or both before and after, the call sign."

They can't possibly mean QRP/AA8VS/QRP  ?????

73
Chuck  AA8VS
http://68.43.100.7:81/aa8vs

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron D'Eau Claire
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 10:58 PM
To: 'Helmut Usbeck'
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [Elecraft] Using /QRP in the USA

...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
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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. 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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