Correct, but some licenses are easier to get than others. Using SSB
on the marine bands requires you to fill out a form. SSB on ham
requires one to expend some brain power. A General Ham ticket is
not technically required, but SSB is limited to the 10M band which
isn't all that useful for general communications.

Doug, k3qt

"Gary G" see.signature@bottom wrote in message
...
AFAIK, no FCC license allows HF (SSB) band
transmission without an appropriate
license. This means that one needs General or greater.
If the pictue has changed, please let me know.

N6oij


Gary Gaugler, Ph.D.
Microtechnics, Inc.
Granite Bay, CA 95746
916.791.8191
gary@microtechnics dot com

"Doug Dotson" dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote in
:

10M band which
isn't all that useful for general communications.


Hell, 20 meters isn't all that useful in these awful solar
conditions....(c;

Echolink contacts I've made, recently, had all 599 RSTs, though!...
I talked to some friends in Berner Oberland, Switzerland, through their
mountaintop UHF repeater just yesterday.

--
Larry