Re: [amsat-bb] Canada and Third party communications regarding tsunami disaster areas

[Margaret Leber <maggie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Luc Leblanc VE2DWE wrote:
> QSP from RAC regarding emergency third party communications:
> On 29 Dec 2004 at 16:08, RAC-Bulletins from HQ wrote:
>>This is in keeping with the recent   "FINAL ACTS WRC-03 WORLD
>>RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE (GENEVA, 2003)" where
>>paragraph 25.3 (2) states that  "Amateur stations may be used for
>>transmitting international communications on behalf of third parties
>>only in case of emergencies or disaster relief.

Can this be correct? All international third-party traffic is now 
illegal unless it's emergency or disaster relief traffic?

  73 de Maggie K3XS

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