As I said earlier, stations are no longer licensed iirc. That said, the control operator is fully responsible. I will check on this with the RHR group.
Sent from AOL Mobile Mail -----Original Message----- From: Herbert Schoenbohm <[email protected]> To: topband <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2016 03:15 AM Subject: Re: Topband: strange propagation Yes indeed since the transmission originated in the US and a foreign operating sending his call must use the proper ID such as W4/IK9XXX Herb, KV4FZ On 1/15/2016 12:35 AM, Ed Sawyer wrote: > In the case discussed of a station remoting in and not properly identifying > (ie an Italian station remoting a USA station but continuing to use the > Italian callsign), it seems to me that the FCC would consider the station > owner the control operator and therefore responsible for the proper IDing of > transmissions made from their station. > > > > I would think a few fines issued by the FCC to the remote station holder, > would shut these games down in a hurry. I wonder if the RHR station owners > that are being leased out by individuals realize their liability in these > circumstances. I think some people will be shocked with a certified letter > at some point and the game will quickly change. > > > > Ed N1UR > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - <a href="http://www.contesting.com/_topband"; > target="_blank">http://www.contesting.com/_topband</a> _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - <a href="http://www.contesting.com/_topband"; target="_blank">http://www.contesting.com/_topband</a> _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
