[amsat-bb] Re: Why do hamsats?

Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF nigel at ngunn.net
Fri Oct 16 10:57:03 PDT 2009


According to my license, the primary reason for it's issuance is education.
Below are the first three sentences of BR68.

Conditions of use

Purpose

1(1) The Licensee shall use the Station for the purpose of self-training in communication by radio telecommunications, 
which use (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) includes technical investigations.

1(2) The Licensee may use or permit the use of the Station, as part of his self-training in communication by radio 
telecommunications, during any operation conducted by a User Service [defined in sub-clause 12(1) (o)] or during any 
exercise relating to such an operation for the purpose of sending Messages on behalf of the User Service to other 
licensed amateur stations. It is recommended that the Licensee follows a formal emergency communications training 
scheme, details of which are available from the Radiocommunications Agency.

1(2A) The Licensee may use or permit the use of the Station, as part of his self-training in communication by radio, 
during any community event where the Licensee has been requested in writing by a User Service [defined in sub-clause 
12(1) (o)] to provide communication without pecuniary gain for the purpose of sending Messages relating to the event to 
other licensed amateur stations.





Rocky Jones wrote:

> Ham radio is about communicating.  If we want to turn its primary task into "education" then it will look very very different.
> 


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