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Larry

Bruce in alaska wrote in news:fast-
:

In article
,
" wrote:

On May 24, 3:59 pm, Larry wrote:
...
The keyword here is RADIOTELEPHONE....the voice part of your SSB
anywhere...and your VHF offshore. That keyword should now say ONLY
Radiotelephone, because that's what it covers....ONLY
Radiotelephone.
...

Well, I've got a station license and a RRO and a MRO. I didn't take
any DSC elements for the MRO (none were offered). I don't have a DSC
radio but would it be illegal for me to use one? Also, sailmail (tm)
has always asserted that a station license and a RRO are all you need
to operate HF PACTOR in international or US waters. Are they wrong?

-- Tom.

I suspect that operating a SailMail Pactor Station without at least a
Marine Radio Operators Permit would be a violation as per 80.165.
The above transmissions would come under Ship Narrowband Direct-
printing
Telegraph.

Excellent point. Too bad no mention of direct printing telegraph is made
for MROP:

"MPs are required to operate radiotelephone stations aboard certain
vessels that sail the Great Lakes. They are also required to operate
radiotelephone stations aboard vessels of more than 300 gross tons and
vessels which carry more than six passengers for hire in the open sea or
any tidewater area of the United States. They are also required to
operate certain aviation radiotelephone stations and certain coast
radiotelephone stations."

MP licenses are ONLY RADIOTELEPHONE....no telegraph.

However....there is NO REFERENCES to any telegraph requirement for data
systems, except the GMDSS system. The direct printing telegraph was for
MORSE, not ASCII, right? His MR license probably covers it, but FCC's
pages don't say anything about Pactor, SITOR, etc. Those were the old
days. The rules seem to have slackened....and changed when the FCC was
forced to deal with GMDSS. After that, it seems to have amnesia about
SITOR...