Re: I fly on 6 meters does this mean that my instructor hasto be a ham too?

Hello Doug and Ed,

Is there a web based reference of this ruling as it was not mentioned in the
training I took for my technician license?

Thank You,
Andrew Spencer
AMA741512
KE7FIY
"Doug McLaren" <dougmc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BT9Ef.18152$Vr.5604@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <C0056667.25013%dbowey@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Don Bowey  <dbowey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> | > In our case, the fly in the ointment is that we are operating in
> | > an uncovered mode known as telecommand. It is a one way signal
> | > meant to control a remote object. The control operator rule does
> | > not apply in this case.
> |
> | I beg to differ.....  Someone is in control of whether that transmitter
> is
> | ON or OFF.  That person is the licensed ham.
>
> You can differ all you want, but the FCC has clarified the
> regulations, and the clarifications explicitly don't permit the use of
> a buddy box unless both people have ham radio licenses.
>
> I agree, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but that was the
> ruling.  It's unlikely that anything bad would happen if you went
> against it, but it's possible.
>
> -- 
> Doug McLaren, dougmc@xxxxxxxxxx
> "Do not look into Laser beam with remaining eye."



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