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COMMISSION'S RULES · Station identification; Repeaters; Third party communications; Club stations; FCC inspection

T1F07§ 97.115(a)(2)T1F →

Which of the following restrictions apply when a non-licensed person speaks to a foreign amateur radio station via a station under the control of an FCC-licensed amateur radio operator?

  1. AThe person must be a U.S. citizen
  2. BThe foreign station must be in a country with which the U.S. has a third-party agreement
  3. CThe licensed control operator must do the station identification
  4. DAll these choices are correct
Why Third party traffic, which includes letting an unlicensed guest talk on your station, may only be passed with foreign stations when the U.S. has a third-party communications agreement with that country, per 97.115(a)(2). The exception is if the third party is eligible to be a control operator themselves. The control operator must stay present and supervise, but the limiting factor in this question is which countries are on the agreement list.
Watch out Citizenship of the guest is not a factor, and while the control operator is responsible for the station, identification can be given by the control operator or the third party under supervision, so those choices do not describe the actual restriction.
Third party abroad? Check the treaty list first. No third-party agreement, no guest on the mic.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
47 CFR 97.115(a)(2) Third party communications.

(a) An amateur station may transmit messages for a third party to:

(1) Any station within the jurisdiction of the United States.

(2) Any station within the jurisdiction of any foreign government when transmitting emergency or disaster relief communications and any station within the jurisdiction of any foreign government whose administration has made arrangements with the United States to allow amateur stations to be used for transmitting international communications on behalf of third parties. No station shall transmit messages for a third party to any station within the jurisdiction of any foreign government whose administration has not made such an arrangement. This prohibition does not apply to a message for any third party who is eligible to be a control operator of the station.

(b) The third party may participate in stating the message where:

(1) The control operator is present at the control point and is continuously monitoring and supervising the third party's participation; and

(2) The third party is not a prior amateur service licensee whose license was revoked or not renewed after hearing and re-licensing has not taken place; suspended for less than the balance of the license term and the suspension is still in effect; suspended for the balance of the license term and re-licensing has not taken place; or surrendered for cancellation following notice of revocation, suspension or monetary forfeiture proceedings. The third party may not be the subject of a cease and desist order which relates to amateur service operation and which is still in effect.

(c) No station may transmit third party communications while being automatically controlled except a station transmitting a RTTY or data emission.

(d) At the end of an exchange of international third party communications, the station must also transmit in the station identification procedure the call sign of the station with which a third party message was exchanged.

eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026 · read on ecfr.gov
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  3. T1F03 When are you required to transmit your assigned call sign?
  4. T1F04 What language must you use for identification when using a phone emission?
  5. T1F05 What method of call sign identification is required for a station transmitting phone signals?
  6. T1F06 Which of the following self-assigned indicators are acceptable when using a phone transmission?
  7. T1F07 Which of the following restrictions apply when a non-licensed person speaks to a foreign amateur radio statio…
  8. T1F08 What is the definition of third-party communications?
  9. T1F09 What type of amateur station simultaneously retransmits the signal of another amateur station on a different …
  10. T1F10 Who is accountable if a repeater inadvertently retransmits communications that violate the FCC rules?
  11. T1F11 Which of the following is a requirement for the issuance of a club station license grant?
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