Ham Radio Forum :: View topic - New information about third party traffic to affected areas

Ham Radio Forum :: View topic - New information about third party traffic to affected areas

Although the US does not have third-party traffic agreements with any of
the countries affected by the disaster, international emergency and
disaster relief communications are permitted unless otherwise provided.
While FCC Part 97 has not yet been updated to reflect revisions to
third-party traffic rules at World Radiocommunication Conference 2003, FCC
staff has told ARRL that if the government agencies responsible for the
Amateur Service in affected countries do not object to their amateur
stations receiving messages from US amateur stations on behalf of third
parties, the US has no objection to its amateur stations transmitting
international communications in support of the disaster.

Additional information on Amateur Radio and the tsunami disaster is on the
ARRL Web site."