[amsat-bb] Re: "Mobile" Operation

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That's how I've always approached it. Thanks, Dave, for this post.

73 to all,

Tim - N3TL
-------------- Original message from "Dave Sloan" <desloan at earthlink.net>: -------------- 


> Lets see, guess there are three major ways to operate: 
> 
> 1. Stationary: Where you are using equipment and antenna systems that are 
> fixed and could not be able to go mobile or portable very easy. 
> 
> 2. Mobile: When the equipment is mounted and operated while installed in a 
> piece of equipment that is designed to be mobile and except for short stops 
> (red light) is moving. This could be foot mobile, bike mobile, ATV mobile, 
> horse back mobile, motorcycle mobile, or vehicle mobile. 
> 
> 3. Portable: Where you take your equipment and antennas and temporarily 
> install them (like for a state QSO party) and then operate from this 
> location until you either quite or move to a different location. Portable 
> could also be where you pull a vehicle into parking position and it remains 
> there for the duration of the operation. You could either work out of the 
> back of an SUV or place your equipment on a table outside of the vehicle and 
> it would still be considered portable operation. 
> 
> TNX & 73, 
> Dave N0EOP 
> 31033 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On 
> Behalf Of David - KG4ZLB 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 11:19 AM 
> To: Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF 
> Cc: 'AMSAT-BB at amsat.org' 
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: "Mobile" Operation 
> 
> Interesting. 
> 
> For my own purposes if I operate in my vehicle I sign "/m", if I am 
> outside with an Arrow and my h/t, I sign "/p" - that's the way I was 
> taught many years ago, there is no ambiguity and I don't think you can 
> go too far wrong with that! 
> 
> 73 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> David 
> KG4ZLB 
> www.kg4zlb.com 
> 
> 
> Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote: 
> > Here's the relevent bits from the UK (and hence CEPT) license. 
> > As the FCC doesn't define mobile then it's up to you what you do on 
> > their teritory. 
> > 
> > 
> > Location 
> > -------- 
> > 
> > 1(10) "Station" means the station of the Licensee at the Main Station 
> > Address, a Temporary Location or while Mobile or Maritime Mobile, as 
> > the case may be. 
> > 
> > 1(11) Subject to clause 11, the Licensee shall operate the Station only: 
> > 
> > (a) at the Main Station Address ("Main Station Address" means the 
> > main station address of the Licensee set forth in the Validation 
> > Document); 
> > (b) at a Temporary Location ("Temporary Location" means a 
> > location, other than the Main Station Address, and in a fixed position); 
> > (c) while Mobile ("Mobile" means located in any vehicle, as a 
> > pedestrian or on any Vessel in Inland Waters); or 
> > (d) while Maritime Mobile ("Maritime Mobile" means located on any 
> > Vessel At Sea). 
> > 
> > Identification 
> > -------------- 
> > 7(3) At a Temporary Location, the Licensee shall: 
> > 
> > (a) use the suffix "/P" with his call sign and give the location 
> > of the Station every 30 minutes to an accuracy of at least 5km by a 
> > generally used identifier. 
> > 
> > 
> > 7(4) When Mobile, the Licensee shall use the suffix "/M" and when 
> > Maritime Mobile, the suffix "/MM". 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > David - KG4ZLB wrote: 
> > 
> 
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