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I have a lot of people ask me about ham radio. My kids are interested, as well as my wife. I want to let them try it out but I understand that I should be in control of my station at all times. My daughter is studying for the tech license and she listens to me using the radio. What is the correct procedure for letting a non-licensed guest talk on my radio? |
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Hello, You are the operator/primary station license,known as Direct participation by an interested 3rd party-FCC R&R 97.115(b)-97.115(b)1 Please look up these Rules & Regulatins. All you need to do is be present to monitor all communications making sure no R&R are violated and incompliance with your license class.the 3rd party-who you disignate can transmit and ID with your call "you must be Present at all Times"If talking to a foreign country you must make sure we have a international 3rd party agreement with them.all communicatins must be ID every 10 minutes.See-97.115(a)(2),97.403-have fun . |
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I think the best way is to invite them into your radio room and let them watch and listen. Third party traffic is a way to allow some one to experience talking. You do need to Identify at the beginning and end of the transmission as a third party. Also you must follow the rules for foreign country third party messages. I like to make an arrangement with another ham on a repeater for a demonstration. Read the part 95 regulation It is spelled out there. W4REQ |
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Like it has already been said in other posts already, in accordance with the CFR (Code of Federal Regulations), Title 47 (Telecommunications), Chapter-1 (FCC), Part-97 (Amateur Radio Service), Subpart B (Station Operation Standards), Section 97.115 (Third-party communications); *(a) An amateur station may transmit messages for a third party to: (1) Any station within the jurisdiction of the United States. *(b) The third party may participate in stating the message where: (1) The control operator is present at the control point and is continuously monitoring and supervising the third party's participation.** Remember the FCC licenses the "Station" and assigns a "Call Sign" to that station. The call sign is not assigned to the person. The "Operator Privileges" are assigned to you based on your passed examination level and the "Station Privileges" as "PRIMARY" meaning that you are the primary control operator of the station. |
Thanks for the info!