Rules & Disclaimer

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For use in this article, the term 'Remote Base' applies to all the remote controllable radios available on RemoteHams.com

Please Follow the Rules; or the radio owner will ban you!

* DO NOT tune remote bases without asking first.
* DO NOT 'take-over' the remote base as if it is your own.
* DO NOT relay any transmission heard to a 3rd party.
* DO NOT use any remote base for commercial purposes.
* DO NOT share your account information with others.

It is not illegal to receive radio transmissions for the public; therefore, it is not illegal for the public to receive radio transmissions on a remote base.

You must follow your country's "Rules & Regulations" for radio communications or you may find yourself breaking your local government's laws. In most countries, users can refer to the "Wireless Telegraphy Act" for specific details. Warning! It may be illegal to receive transmissions you are not licensed to receive. The general public may receive the following radio trasmissions;

a) licensed broadcasting stations
b) amateur and citizens' band radio transmissions
c) weather and navigation transmissions

Licensed radio amateurs may obtain transmit privileges on remote bases located in their country. Depending on the laws in the remote base's country, you may be able to transmit as a 3rd Party. For example, in the USA an Amateur Radio Licensee may act as a 'control operator' in the transmission of a non-licensed 3rd party; as long as the Amateur Radio Licensee has full control over the remote base and properly identifies both stations.

As the audio source of the remote base is not a fixed frequency, the remote base owner is not responsible for any rules or regulations the control operator did not follow for both owner's & operator's specific country; however, the remote base owner has sole responsibility for stopping any illegal transmission emitting from his/her remote base. Remember that it is you, the control operator, who is responsible for your transmissions, tuning, and receiving of any remote base.

Disclaimer

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We can not guarantee 24/7 access to any remote base and may be taken offline at any moment without notice due to emergency situations, weather changes (storms), or internet problems that may occur. Our goal is to provide 24/7 access to all remote bases; however, some are not deticated to 24/7 access for the remote base owner's own reasons.

More Information for USA Amateurs [FCC Remote Base Laws]
[ FCC Part 97.213 ]

Telecommand is defined by the FCC as a one-way transmission to initiate, modify or terminate functions of a device at a distance [97.3(a)(43)]. If you are using a radio or wire line link to remotely control a station, this is "telecommand." The rules contain several requirements for remote control and telecommand operation:

1) Provision must be incorporated to limit transmissions to no more than three minutes if the control link fails. If the control link fails while your transmitter is keyed, the transmitter could be seriously damaged (not to mention the interference it would cause) if there was no three-minute timer to shut if off [97.213(b)]. But this also means that if the control link is functioning properly, there is no requirement for the station to have a three-minute "reset" or turn-off timer.

2) The station must be protected so that unauthorized transmissions cannot be made, whether deliberately or accidentally. This refers to providing safeguards on your remotely controlled station so it cannot be used by unauthorized operators. Most remote station licensees incorporate the use of DTMF tones or CTCSS systems to limit access to the control system to only those people who know the codes. You, as the licensee, are responsible for all transmissions from your remote station, just as you are responsible for your home station [97.213(c)]. This responsibility applies all the time, even if you share the control operator duties with other amateurs.

3) A photocopy of the station license and a label with the name, address, and telephone number of the station licensee and at least one designated control operator must be posted in a conspicuous place at the station location [97.213(d)].

4) Control (or telecommand) links may be wire (a telephone, fiber optic line, Internet, etc.) or radio. The FCC says that if a radio link is used, the station where the control commands are performed is an auxiliary station [97.213(a)] and an auxiliary station is "an amateur station transmitting communications point-to-point within a system of cooperating amateur stations" [97.3(a)(7)]. All auxiliary operations must be conducted on appropriate frequencies above 222.15 MHz.