[aprssig] *** SPAM *** Re: TAC-5

[Jason KG4WSV]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Jeff Dugas <radarbuzz at delphiforums.com> wrote:
> From a strictly regulatory perspective (U.S.), are not the ID requirements
> the same for all RF transmissions, regardless of mode?
>
> For instance, it is not uncommon for stations (and repeaters) transmitting
> voice to ID in CW, even though the communication was not CW?  Is it
> permissable to transmit an APRS packet containing tactical call sign, yet ID
> on the transmitted frequency via voice (or CW) every 10 minutes, and at the
> end of transmission?  Is not the legal requirement to identify the
> "station", not the packet, as far as the FCC is concerned.

That is my understanding as well.

It is different in other places.  IIRC, some folks are required to
identify CW even though they're operating packet (was that England?).

-Jason
kg4wsv