Can I transmit without a license in an emergency? - Ham Radio Q&A
It's said in amateur radio "when all else fails." But in the event of an emergency can you use any means necessary to summon help?
47 CFR Subpart E - Providing Emergency Communications
https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/...
97.403 Safety of Life and Protection of Property says: No provision of these rules prevents the use by an amateur station of any means of radiocommunication at its disposal to provide essential communication needs in connection with the immediate safety of human life and immediate protection of property when normal communication systems are not available.
97.405 Station in Distress, (a) No provision of these rules prevents the use by an amateur station in distress of any means at its disposal to attract attention, make known its condition and location, and obtain assistance. (b) No provision of these rules prevents the use by a station, in the exceptional circumstances described in paragraph (a) of this section, of any means of radiocommunications at its disposal to assist a station in distress.
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