<div dir="ltr">Charles,<div>No problem with using the internet/email for conducting transactions. The regulations do not allow amateurs to use their privileges for business/commercial purposes.</div><div>See the ARRL publication, <u>FCC Rules and Regulations for the Amateur Radio Service</u>, page 35, which covers 97.133, "Prohibited Transmissions".</div><div>73,</div><div>Greg - AA6GD</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 8:03 PM Charles Randall Couch via Harc <<a href="mailto:harc@humboldt-arc.org">harc@humboldt-arc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="gmail-m_2312999428842297414ydp15c94942yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">The question related to HARC internet, not on-the-air transactions.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Monday, July 22, 2019, 09:01:01 PM CST, Charles Randall Couch via Harc <<a href="mailto:harc@humboldt-arc.org" target="_blank">harc@humboldt-arc.org</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id="gmail-m_2312999428842297414ydpbd138d99yiv8894601675"><div><div class="gmail-m_2312999428842297414ydpbd138d99yiv8894601675yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr">As a new member in the organization, I don't know the protocols. Is it OK to conduct a commercial transaction (e.g. requesting/purchasing an item related to amateur radio) ?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Many thanks,</div><div dir="ltr">Charles</div><div dir="ltr">KN6AUW</div></div></div></div>-- <br>Harc mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Harc@humboldt-arc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harc@humboldt-arc.org</a><br><a href="http://mail.humboldt-arc.org/mailman/listinfo/harc_humboldt-arc.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mail.humboldt-arc.org/mailman/listinfo/harc_humboldt-arc.org</a><br></div>
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