= Regulation =

The FCC's Rules on Amatuer radio.

== Third parties ==

* third party is anyone who is not a licensed operator
* a ham makes 3rd party traffic by relaying messages not from a ham via ham
  radio
* messages from hams relayed via another ham is not 3rd party
* the 3rd party does not need to be present at the operating station for it to
  be 3rd party comms
* ANY data trasmitted on behalf of someone else is 3rd party, regardless of
  format (digital, voice, written)
* the 3rd party may participate in sending and receiving messages at the
  station including speaking, typing, CWing, etc
* an organization can also be a 3rd party
* 3rd party comms cannot be on behalf of someone with a revoked license

== Prohibited comms ==

* fake distress signals
* cussing/obscene speech
* music (including background music)
* encryption (except with respect to controlling a remote station)
* selling of equipment on a regular basis