You are in Control

1. By Joe Seibert, AL1F You are in Control

2. Control Operator duties • Prohibited communications: music, broadcasting, codes and ciphers, business use • An amateur station is never authorized to transmit information to the general public. • Amateurs may not transmit music, except as incidental to an authorized rebroadcast of space shuttle communications

3. Control Operator duties • Prohibited communications: music, broadcasting, codes and ciphers, business use(cont) • An amateur station may never transmit false or deceptive signals! • Indecent and obscene language is specifically prohibited in the Amateur Radio Service. • Broadcasting is defined as: Transmissions intended for reception by the general public, either direct or relayed.

4. Control Operator duties • Prohibited communications: music, broadcasting, codes and ciphers, business use(cont) • Broadcasts intended for reception by the general public may not be transmitted in the Amateur Radio Service. • Calls to your employer requesting directions to a customer's office are prohibited when using a repeater autopatch.

5. Control Operator duties • Permissible communications, bulletins, code practice, incidental music • Transmission of codes or ciphers is allowed to hide the meaning of a message transmitted by an amateur station only when transmitting control commands to space stations or radio control craft. • The FCC allows an amateur radio station to be used as a method of communication for hire or material compensation only when in accordance with part 97 rules. • You may use your amateur station on an occasional basis to tell people about equipment you have for sale when you are offering amateur radio equipment for sale or trade.

6. Control Operator duties • Permissible communications, bulletins, code practice, incidental music (cont) • An amateur station may transmit unidentified communications only when sent from a space station or to control a model craft.

7. Control Operator duties • Basic identification requirements, non-voice modes, mobile and portable operation • You must transmit your callsign to identify your amateur station. • A transmission that does not contain a station identification is unidentified communications or signals. • An amateur station must transmit the assigned call sign every 10 minutes during communications and at the end of each communication. • Each station must transmit its own call sign when two amateur stations end communications.

8. Control Operator duties • Basic identification requirements, non-voice modes, mobile and portable operation(cont) • The longest period of time an amateur station can operate without transmitting its call sign is 10 minutes. • You must identify using the English language to identify your station when you are speaking to another amateur operator using a language other than English. • When operating while using a special event call sign you must identify using your assigned call sign once per hour.

9. Control Operator duties • Basic identification requirements, non-voice modes, mobile and portable operation(cont) • When using one or more self-assigned indicators with your assigned call sign the indicator must not conflict with an indicator specified by FCC rules or with a prefix assigned to another country. • The correct way to identify when visiting a station is send his call sign first; followed by your call sign, if you hold a higher class license than that of the station licensee and you are using a frequency not authorized to his class of license. • When exercising the operating privileges earned by examination upgrade of a license, the indicator "/AG" means Authorized General.

10. Control Operator duties • Repeater ID standards • All of the following are acceptable methods of transmitting a repeater station identification: • By phone using the English language • By video image conforming to applicable standards • By Morse code at a speed not to exceed 20 words per minute (All of these answers are correct)

11. A repeater is a device used to retransmit amateur radio signals. Offset + 600 kHz Output Freq 147.180 MHz Input Freq 147.780 MHz 60 miles

12. Control Operator duties • Definition of control operator • A control operator of an amateur station is an operator designated by the licensee to be responsible for the station's transmissions to assure compliance with FCC rules. • The Control Operator is responsible for the transmissions from an amateur station. • Every amateur station must have a control operator when transmitting.

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15. Control Operator duties • Definition of control operator (cont) • Only one amateur operator/primary station licenses may be held by one person. • The minimum class of amateur license you must hold to be a control operator of a repeater station is the Technician class. • An amateur station must have a control operator whenever the station is transmitting.

16. Control Operator duties • Location of control operator • The location at which the control operator function is performed is the control point of an amateur station. • An automatically controlled amateur station does not require a control operator to be at the control point.

17. Control Operator duties • Automatic and remote control, auxiliary stations • The three types of station control permitted and recognized by FCC rule are: • local, • remote, and • automatic control. • Local control is being used when transmitting using a handheld radio. • Remote control is used when the control operator is not at the station location but can still make changes to a transmitter. • Automatic control is being used on a repeater when the control operator is not present.

18. Control Operator duties • Operating another person's station • Both you and the other person are responsible for proper operation if you transmit from another amateur's station. • Only the operating privileges allowed by your license are allowed when you are the control operator at the station of another amateur who has a higher class license than yours. • You may operate your amateur station aboard an aircraft only with the approval of the pilot in command and not using the aircraft's radio equipment.

19. Control Operator duties • Automatic and remote control, auxiliary stations • The three types of station control permitted and recognized by FCC rule are: • local, • remote, and • automatic control. • Local control is being used when transmitting using a handheld radio. • Remote control is used when the control operator is not at the station location but can still make changes to a transmitter. • Automatic control is being used on a repeater when the control operator is not present.

20. Control Operator duties • Guest operators at your station • All operating privileges allowed by the higher class license are allowed when another amateur holding a higher class license is controlling your station. • Unlicensed persons in your family are not allowed to transmit on your amateur station if you are not there because they must be licensed before they are allowed to be control operators.

21. Control operator and guest

22. Control Operator duties • Third party communications • A message sent between two amateur stations for someone else is third-party communications. • When handling international 3rd party communications the U.S. station must transmit both call signs at the end of each communication. • No payment may be accepted for handling 3rd party communications • Some countries we have 3rd party agreements with are: • Cuba Ecuador Columbia Panama • Jordan Argentina Peru Turkey • Canada Mexico Israel Ghana

23. Control Operator duties A message from an amateur station (1st party) to another amateur station (2nd party) on behalf of another person (3rd party) Examples include: • Passing a message • Making a phone patch • Allowing an unlicensed person to talk on the radio

24. Control Operator duties Autopatch, Incidental business use:Using amateur radio for conducting business is a prohibited amateur radio transmission. Amateurs can use a repeater’s “autopatch” to connect to the public telephone network via radio. However, conversations are not private but can be heard by anyone monitoring the repeater.

25. Control Operator duties • Compensation of operators • It is permissible for the control operator of a club station to accept compensation for sending information bulletins or Morse code practice when the station makes those transmissions for at least 40 hours per week. • Club stations • At least 4 persons are required to be members of a club for a club station license to be issued by the FCC.

26. Control Operator duties • Station inspection • The FCC is allowed to inspect your station equipment and station records at any time upon request. • Station security and protection against unauthorized transmissions • You might best keep unauthorized persons from using your amateur station by disconnecting the power and microphone cables when not using your equipment.

27. Bullet Points to Remember • Amateurs never transmit to general public • Do not transmit music; incidental to rebroadcast from space shuttle • NEVER transmit false or deceptive • Indecent and obscene prohibited

28. Bullet Points to Remember • Broadcasting: Intended for reception of general public, direct or relayed • Calling employer for customer’s directions on autopatch prohibited • Transmit unidentified communications only when sent from space station or to control model craft • At least 4 persons are required for a club license

29. Bullet Points to Remember • Codes or ciphers hiding meaning of message … to space station or radio control craft • Occasional basis: equipment for sale or trade • Compensation only in accordance with Part 97 rules • Space station or control of model craft permits unidentified communications

30. Bullet Points to Remember • Transmit your callsign to identify • No Station ID is considered unidentified communications or signals • ID every ten minutes and at end • Each station must ID with its own call sign at end of communications

31. Bullet Points to Remember • Longest period of time without ID is ten minutes • Identify in English when speaking to another station not using English • Special Event Call Sign: normal time for ID plus your callsign once an hour

32. Bullet Points to Remember • Control operator of a repeater: minimum license of Technician Class • Amateur station must have control operator whenever station is transmitting • Control operator function performed at control point of an amateur station

33. Bullet Points to Remember • Automatically controlled station does not require control operator at the control point • Three types of stations control permitted: • Local • Remote • Automatic • Local when transmitting using a handheld radio • Remote when not at location, but can still make changes to the transmitter • Automatic control used on repeater; control operator not present

34. Bullet Points to Remember • Transmit from another amateur’s station, both are responsible • Control operator license determines operating privileges…higher vs lower • Operate amateur station aboard aircraft with approval of pilot in command and not using aircraft equipment

35. Bullet Points to Remember • Class of license of control operator determines all operating privileges • Unlicensed persons, family or not, not permitted to be control operator • Third party communications: two amateurs send message for someone else • Conducting business via amateur radio is prohibited, even on autopatch

36. Bullet Points to Remember • FCC can inspect at any time upon request • Disconnect power and mic cables for added station security against unauthorized use (transmissions) • 365 days for CSCE • Ten years renewable • Two year grace period

37. You Are In Control • Question and Answer Session • Please Give Everyone A Chance to Answer the Questions!

38. When is an amateur station authorized to transmit information to the general public? • Never • Only when the operator is being paid • Only when the transmission lasts more than 10 minutes • Only when the transmission lasts longer than 15 minutes

39. When is the transmission of codes or ciphers allowed to hide the meaning of a message transmitted by an amateur station? • Only during contests • Only when operating mobile • Only when transmitting control commands to space stations or radio control craft • Only when frequencies above 1280 MHz are used

40. When may an amateur station transmit false or deceptive signals? • Never • When operating a beacon transmitter in a "fox hunt" exercise • Only when making unidentified transmissions • When needed to hide the meaning of a message for secrecy

41. When may an amateur station transmit unidentified communications? • Only during brief tests not meant as messages • Only when they do not interfere with others • Only when sent from a space station or to control a model craft • Only during two-way or third party communications

42. What does the term broadcasting mean? • Transmissions intended for reception by the general public, either direct or relayed • Retransmission by automatic means of programs or signals from non-amateur stations • One-way radio communications, regardless of purpose or content • One-way or two-way radio communications between two or more stations

43. Which of the following are specifically prohibited in the Amateur Radio Service? • Discussion of politics • Discussion of programs on broadcast stations • Indecent and obscene language • Morse code practice

44. Which of the following one-way communications may not be transmitted in the Amateur Radio Service? • Telecommand of model craft • Broadcasts intended for reception by the general public • Brief transmissions to make adjustments to the station • Morse code practice

45. When does the FCC allow an amateur radio station to be used as a method of communication for hire or material compensation? • Only when making test transmissions • Only when news is being broadcast in times of emergency • Only when in accordance with part 97 rules • Only when your employer is using amateur radio to broadcast advertising

46. What type of communications are prohibited when using a repeater autopatch? • Calls to a recorded weather report • Calls to your employer requesting directions to a customer's office • Calls to the police reporting a traffic accident • Calls to a public utility reporting an outage of your telephone

47. When may you use your station to tell people about equipment you have for sale? • Never • When you are conducting an on-line auction • When you are offering amateur radio equipment for sale or trade on an occasional basis • When you are helping a recognized charity

48. What must you transmit to identify your amateur station? • Your tactical ID • Your call sign • Your first name and your location • Your full name

49. What is a transmission called that does not contain a station identification? • Unidentified communications or signals • Reluctance modulation • Test emission • Intentional interference

50. How often must an amateur station transmit the assigned call sign? • At the beginning of each transmission and every 10 minutes during communication • Every 10 minutes during communications and at the end of each communication • At the end of each transmission • Only at the end of the communication