[PBARC] Prohibited Transmissions

[WOLF, EARNEST G]

Folks -

On dealing with rebroadcasting Weather information:

Note sections 5 and 5 (e)



=A797.113 Prohibited transmissions.=20
(a) No amateur station shall transmit:=20


(1) Communications specifically prohibited elsewhere in this Part;=20

(2) Communications for hire or for material compensation, direct or =
indirect, paid or promised, except as otherwise provided in these =
rules;=20

(3) Communications in which the station licensee or control operator =
has a pecuniary interest, including communications on behalf of an =
employer. Amateur operators may, however, notify
other amateur operators of the availability for sale or trade of =
apparatus normally used in an amateur station, provided that such =
activity is not conducted on a regular basis;=20

(4) Music using a phone emission except as specifically provided =
elsewhere in this Section; communications intended to facilitate a =
criminal act; messages in codes or ciphers intended
to obscure the meaning thereof, except as otherwise provided herein; =
obscene or indecent words or language; or false or deceptive messages, =
signals or identification;=20

(5) Communications, on a regular basis, which could reasonably be =
furnished alternatively through other radio services.=20

(b) An amateur station shall not engage in any form of broadcasting, =
nor may an amateur station transmit one-way communications except as =
specifically provided in these rules; nor shall
an amateur station engage in any activity related to program production =
or news gathering for broadcasting purposes, except that communications =
directly related to the immediate safety
of human life or the protection of property may be provided by amateur =
stations to broadcasters for dissemination to the public where no other =
means of communication is reasonably
available before or at the time of the event.=20

(c) A control operator may accept compensation as an incident of a =
teaching position during periods of time when an amateur station is =
used by that teacher as a part of classroom
instruction at an educational institution.=20

(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.=20

(e) No station shall retransmit programs or signals emanating from any =
type of radio station other than an amateur station, except propagation =
and weather forecast information intended
for use by the general public and originated from United States =
Government stations and communications, including incidental music, =
originating on United States Government frequencies
between a space shuttle and its associated Earth stations. Prior =
approval for shuttle retransmissions must be obtained from the National =
Aeronautics and Space Administration. Such
retransmissions must be for the exclusive use of amateur operators. =
Propagation, weather forecasts, and shuttle retransmissions may not be =
conducted on a regular basis, but only
occasionally, as an incident of normal amateur radio communications.=20

(f) No amateur station, except an auxiliary, repeater or space station, =
may automatically retransmit the radio signals of other amateur =
stations.=20






Thanks,



Glenn

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