[Elecraft] OT: solved: K7NEE/8R1 Dan (Guyana) on 30m

[N2EY at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/2/08 1:27:56 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
lists at microham-usa.com writes:


> I don't know if it is a 
> violation for the FCC to use an improper call when portable 
> outside the US 

IANAL/IMHO:

Technically, FCC has no jurisdiction in 8R1.

However, FCC does have the authority to consider "character" issues when 
issuing/renewing licenses. 

Everyone who applies for a license is assumed by FCC to be of good-enough 
character to be issued the license if they meet the other requirements. 

However, if they prove by their actions that they cannot follow the law, 
particularly
if the violations are serious and intentional, their license may be in 
jeopardy.

And it doesn't have to be an amateur radio violation. Some hams have lost 
their licenses for things like freebanding because those things are clear 
violations of the Communications Act. A felony of any kind can result in loss of all 
FCC licenses, too.

This doesn't mean every ham who gets a speeding ticket has to worry about 
losing
their amateur radio license. But a ham who willfully violates 8R1's radio 
laws by, say, using a bogus call, may give FCC reason to be concerned about that 
ham's ability to follow Part 97. 

FCC doesn't always go after the licensee right away, either. Sometimes they 
wait until the licensee tries to renew the license.

Again, all IMHO and IANAL.

73 de Jim, N2EY



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