Outdoor Adventure USA

Does OAUSA have a club call? Can/should we get one? That way, when we're out scanning the repeaters, we can identify with the group.

Apart from the few I recognize, I wouldn't know a OAUSA member from the RSVP bowling league..

That's not a bad idea Eric... We will bring it up in a board meeting.

I don't think we're ready for a club callsign at this point. We don't have a place to "use" it currently.
As a club founder, in my very own humble opinion, it is better decided on later after we have maybe a Ham Shack or some place to call home for the group, or somewhere we can use the groups equipment.

Sure we can have a call without having a "home" but it's just more stuff to deal with. Maybe using the calls out on the trails and doing H.F. with our own identity of a call letter. I agree it is cool and I'd love to see it happen someday.

Again, it's just my opinion.

From the FCC web site:

A club station license allows members of an amateur radio club to have a station operating under a club call sign. The license is granted only to the trustee of the club. It conveys no operating privileges.

To be granted a club station license, a club must have:

1. A name
2. A document of organization
3. Management
4. A primary purpose devoted to amateur service activities consistent with the FCC Rules
5. At least four persons
6. A license trustee designated by an officer of the club
7. Trustee must hold an Amateur Extra, Advanced, General, Technician Plus or Technician Class operator license grant. (See Section 97.5(b)(2) of the FCC Rules)

Based on number 4, I don't think we can get a club call sign.

ki6kui wrote:From the FCC web site:

A club station license allows members of an amateur radio club to have a station operating under a club call sign. The license is granted only to the trustee of the club. It conveys no operating privileges.

To be granted a club station license, a club must have:

1. A name
2. A document of organization
3. Management
4. A primary purpose devoted to amateur service activities consistent with the FCC Rules
5. At least four persons
6. A license trustee designated by an officer of the club
7. Trustee must hold an Amateur Extra, Advanced, General, Technician Plus or Technician Class operator license grant. (See Section 97.5(b)(2) of the FCC Rules)

Based on number 4, I don't think we can get a club call sign.

Not true,

TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

PART 97_AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE--Table of Contents

Subpart A_General Provisions

Sec. 97.1 Basis and purpose.


The rules and regulations in this part are designed to provide an
amateur radio service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in the
following principles:
(a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service
to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service,
particularly with respect to providing emergency communications.
(b) Continuation and extension of the amateur's proven ability to
contribute to the advancement of the radio art.
(c) Encouragement and improvement of the amateur service through
rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communication and
technical phases of the art.
(d) Expansion of the existing reservoir within the amateur radio
service of trained operators, technicians, and electronics experts.
(e) Continuation and extension of the amateur's unique ability to
enhance international goodwill.

(a) Learning to operate off the grid from bush locations serves to train our membership to operate radio equipment in adverse conditions. First aid, and survival are frequent topics of discussion.
(b) How many of our number have either earned their license or upgraded due to their association with this group or information learned here?
(C) Operating practies have been discussed on this group. What we need is more practical application of the skills discussed on the forum. This all serves to advance skills.
(d) see c. . .all the training we get from the above while out playing serves to gain our membership valuable experience in most if not all of these areas.
(e) Spreading goodwill has to start somewhere, and as we train up good operators, it can serve to spread goodwill across the borders. we are close enough to Mexico that it is a very real posibility that there can be an international contact between people of both nations.

There is no need to form a red cross, or create a new radio, or become an engineer or ambassador to fulfill the spirit of 97.1.

Believe it or not we are doing it already.

I still think it's a good idea and will bring it to the BOD soon.