International Amateur Radio Union
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IARU Report WRC-03 : Article 25
ARTICLE 25 Amateur services
Section I – Amateur service
25.1 § 1 Radiocommunications between amateur stations of different
countries shall be permitted unless the administration of one of the
countries concerned has notified that it objects to such
radiocommunications.
25.2 § 2 1) Transmissions between amateur stations of different
countries shall be limited to communications incidental to the purposes
of the amateur service, as defined in No. 1.56 and to remarks of a
personal character.
25.2A 1bis) Transmissions between amateur stations of different
countries shall not be encoded for the purpose of obscuring their
meaning, except for control signals exchanged between earth command
stations and space stations in the amateur-satellite service.
25.3 2) Amateur stations may be used for transmitting international
communications on behalf of third parties only in case of emergencies or
disaster relief. An administration may determine the applicability of
this provision to amateur stations under its jurisdiction.
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25.5 § 3 1) Administrations shall determine whether or not a person
seeking a licence to operate an amateur station shall demonstrate the
ability to send and receive texts in Morse code signals.
25.6 2) Administrations shall verify the operational and technical
qualifications of any person wishing to operate an amateur station.
Guidance for standards of competence may be found in the most recent
version of Recommendation ITU R M.1544.
25.7 § 4 The maximum power of amateur stations shall be fixed by the
administrations concerned.
25.8 § 5 1) All pertinent Articles and provisions of the Constitution,
the Convention and of these Regulations shall apply to amateur stations.
25.9 2) During the course of their transmissions, amateur stations shall
transmit their call sign at short intervals.
25.9A Administrations are encouraged to take the necessary steps to
allow amateur stations to prepare for and meet communication needs in
support of disaster relief.
25.9B An administration may determine whether or not to permit a person
who has been granted a licence to operate an amateur station by another
administration, to operate an amateur station while that person is
temporarily in its territory, subject to such conditions or restrictions
it may impose.
Section II – Amateur-satellite service
25.10 § 6 The provisions of Section I of this Article shall apply
equally, as appropriate, to the amateur-satellite service.
25.11 § 7 Administrations authorizing space stations in the
amateur-satellite service shall ensure that sufficient earth command
stations are established before launch to ensure that any harmful
interference caused by emissions from a station in the amateur-satellite
service can be terminated immediately (see No. 22.1).