APRS TRacking today in Reg 12, So-Cal

In article
CindyB writes:

Does anyone think this would be a fun way to allow other club
pilots to 'watch' cross-country from the clubhouse? It could be used
as a tool to promote a glider event's public access through local
media. Fly a bunch of Boy Scouts, or rides for a donations
campaign, or a contest day, and have the local newspaper tell folks
they can watch this happen on the website, with a call sign list.
Tracking is a cheap alternative to allow the public to witness local
flight activity, as an alternate function to the flight search and
rescue
or retrieve simplicity function.


Be careful, though of 97.113, particularly:

97.113 Prohibited transmissions.
(a) No amateur station shall transmit:
(2) Communications for hire or for material compensation, direct
or indirect, paid or promised, except as otherwise provided in
these rules;
(3) Communications in which the station licensee or control operator
has a pecuniary interest, including communications on behalf of
an employer. . . .
(5) Communications, on a regular basis, which could reasonably be
furnished alternatively through other radio services.
(b) An amateur station shall not engage in any form of broadcasting,
nor may an amateur station transmit one-way communications except
as specifically provided in these rules; . . .

97.3 Definitions.
(a) The definitions of terms used in Part 97 a
(10) Broadcasting. Transmissions intended for reception by the
general public, either direct or relayed.


97.113(a)(2) means you can't be paid to do it.
97.113(a)(3) means you can't otherwise attempt to profit from doing it,
do it on behalf of an employer.

If it is advertising to the public, that would be a benefit to a club
or employer.


97.113(b) says you can't do it for display to the public, direct or
by relay (as through the internet).


So, it seems you can show it to other amateur radio operatiors in your
group, or even to me, but it looks like sending it out for the general public
to follow would not be allowed under these rules.


Alan
wa6azp