Identifying

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Part of being a good operator is identifying one's station legally and properly! Each station operating the remote base should periodically identify that they are operating through the W0EQO remote base in Lake George, Minnesota.  The FCC states that your callsign must be stated at the end of a series of communications and every ten minutes during the communication. It is considered good practice to identify at the beginning of a QSO as well, since not doing so can create confusion. Use your callsign frequently; you won't wear it out!

Examples:

Let's say that USA station Pat, WA0TDA,  wants to operate the remote base. Pat would log in and either look for and join a QSO in progress or call CQ:

• Calling CQ: "CQ, CQ, CQ. This is WA0TDA operating through the W0EQO remote in Lake George, Minnesota."
• Or identifying the station during a QSO in progress: "This is WA0TDA operating through the W0EQO remote in Lake George, Minnesota."
  

Now let's say DX station with reciprocal operating privileges VK3AJJ wishes to operate through the W0EQO remote:

• "W0/VK3AJJ operating through the W0EQO remote in Lake George, Minnesota."
  

Finally, Canadian station VE7CCL wishes to operate through the W0EQO remote:

• VE7CCL/W0 operating through the W0EQO remote in Lake George, Minnesota."
  
  

BOTTOM LINE: The call you should sign would be the same call you would use if your were actually sitting at the remote base location .....plus..... identifying that you are using the remote base and its location.

How do you know if your country has a reciprocal operating agreement with the USA? The easiest way to find out is to check with the ARRL website:

http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/regulations/io/recip.html