[QCWA] Is APRS legal? QCWA President says NO!

[Norm Gertz]

Bob....thanks for your most appropriate comments;  always a touchy matter 
when anything is written in an "official journal" without disclaimer.
I hope this is the end of this on the reflector and that the affected 
parties will resolve it directly among themselves.

73    Norm   K1AA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N0UF" <n0uf at kc.rr.com>
To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 12:36 AM
Subject: Re: [QCWA] Is APRS legal? QCWA President says NO!


> Good Evening,
>
> The issue has been broached with the author and presented to the QCWA 
> Board of Directors and now to the reflector.
>
> I've exchanged e-mails with John, W3BE.  At this point it's up to him as 
> to how he wants to proceed with this situation.  I know what I'd do but, 
> John is not me.
>
> If you feel the need to continue discussion,  please send your e-mails 
> directly to the individuals involved.
>
> 73,  Bob Roske, N0UF  QCWA Reflector Administrator
>
> There has been also been a concern raised that this may reflect poorly on 
> QCWA if some think this is an Official QCWA position.  This will be 
> covered in the future with the inclusion of a disclaimer in the Journal 
> stating something to the effect, "The views of an author do not 
> necessarily represent those of the members or of the Board of Directors of 
> QCWA.   A disclaimer like this use to be present but was lost, I believe, 
> in the transition from one editor to another.
>
> 73,
> Bob Roske, N0UF
> QCWA Publications Committee Chairman
>
> PS: Bob the Vice President, Webmaster and Life member concur!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gene Pentecost" <gene.pentecost at ieee.org>
> To: "Discussion of QCWA" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 6:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [QCWA] Is APRS legal? QCWA President says NO!
>
>
>> At 04:46 PM 5/6/05, you wrote:
>>>FCC Rule 97.199c from a copy of ARRL FCC Rule Book follows:
>>>(c) An indicator may be included with the call sign. It must be separated
>>>from the call sign by the slant mark or by any suitable word that denotes
>>>the slant mark. if the indicator is self assigned, it must be included 
>>>after
>>>the call sign and must not conflict with any other indicator specified by
>>>FCC Rules or by any prefix assigned to any other country.
>>>
>>>73 de Joe N1JS Life member of QCWA
>>
>> Joe-
>>
>> You are correct.  That is the same paragraph quoted by ARRL's Hennessee 
>> in support of its legality and Johnston in support of its illegality. So 
>> take your choice!
>>
>> The real issue here is the president's lack of response to an issue that 
>> was resolved over twenty years ago.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Gene W4IMT
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