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"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message nk.net... "Dee D. Flint" wrote: (snip) We need no authorization whatsoever to do public service. (snip) There is NO mandate. There is NO authorization. How can you sit there and say that, Dee? Again, if you're going to do public service with a Ham radio, you're only allowed to do public service which is authorized. You may not do it for profit. You may not do it for a for-profit business or organization unless it serves the public only, not the for-profit entity. You may not do it for a non-profit entity if it can be used for profit (status reports for a walk-a-thon, for example). You may do it only on the frequencies authorized. And so on. There are rules across the board as to what is and isn't authorized. The FCC does not authorize any particular form of public service that we do. By the way whether or not ham radio is involved, public service is by definition not for profit. If it is for profit, it's not public service. I can do public service anytime I want to using ham radio. The club I belong happens to focus especially on public service. We do the diabetes walk-a-thons, the MS walk-a-thons and a plethora of others. I do not need the FCC's authorization or permission to do so. I don't even have to be a member of a club. I can do public service as an individual if I so choose. Nowhere does the FCC state what public service I may or may not do using ham radio. I can use any ham radio frequency that I am licensed for. There are no special frequencies set aside for public service. The not for profit clause (and it's exceptions) applies to all ham radio activities and are not specific to public service. The frequency privileges/restrictions are apply to all ham radio actitivies and are not specific to public service. The FCC regulations in Part 97 apply to all ham radio activities and are not specific to public service. Dee D. Flint, N8UZE Dee D. Flint, N8UZE |
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