[aprssig] TAC-5

[Tom Hayward]

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 12:48 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.

Yes, IDing on CW is legal for packet/APRS (as it is elsewhere). I
believe this is why some TNCs have an option to ID in CW.

Note: it's not actually CW in this case, it's Morse code audio over FM.

Tom