[OZAPRS] Legality of WX stations.

[Matt Maguire]

It is permitted under section 9 paragraph 1 item (d) in the 2010 Amateur
Licence LCD:

9 Control of equipment at an amateur station
(1) The licensee must ensure that an amateur station is operated at all
times by a
qualified operator or qualified person in attendance at the amateur station,
unless the station is:
...
(d) an amateur station using computer controlled mode (including, for
example, packet mode and radioteletype mode); or
...

However, the subsequent paragraph also applies:

(2) The licensee must ensure that at all times when an amateur station is
operated unattended:
(a) a timer is fitted to the station to cause its automatic shutdown if a
malfunction causes an unintentional transmission of more than
10 minutes’ duration; and
(b) a transmission from the station can be terminated promptly if the
transmission causes interference to another service.
So, if your radio doesn't have a built-in TX timeout function, then you
would need to fit some other suitable mechanism to stay legal.
73,
Matt VK2ACL

On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 2:43 PM, Nic McLean <mcleannb at bigpond.com> wrote:

>  Hi all,
>
> What is the legality of unattended wx stations? Is it kosher for them to
> transmit while the licensed amateur is not present?
>
> Regards,
>
> Nic
>
> VK2KXN
>
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