14Conditions — using call signs

14 Conditions – using call signs

Conditions (1) Subject to this section, a person must, when operating an amateur station, transmit the station’s call sign at each of the following times: (a) the beginning of each transmission; (b) the end of each transmission; (c) if a transmission lasts more than 10 minutes – at least once every 10 minutes during the transmission. (2) Subject to this section, a person must, when operating an amateur station (the transmitting station) to make a series of transmissions from an amateur station to a station with which communications have been established, transmit the call sign of the station being called, or communicated with, followed by the call sign of the transmitting station at each of the following times: (a) the beginning of each transmission; (b) the end of each transmission; (c) if a transmission lasts more than 10 minutes – at least once every 10 minutes during the transmission. Exceptions (3) If a person is supervised by a qualified person (supervisor) when operating an amateur station, for the purposes of complying with subsections (1) and (2), the person may transmit, at the times required by subsections (1) and (2), either: (a) the supervisor’s call sign; or (b) the call sign of a station specified in an amateur licence issued to the supervisor. (4) If a call sign commences with the letters VK, the person may substitute those letters with the letters AX when complying with subsections (1) and (2) on the following dates each year: (a) 26 January; (b) 25 April; (c) 17 May.

Note: 26 January is Australia Day, 25 April is ANZAC Day, and 17 May is World Telecommunication Day.

Note: Example: On a date specified in subsection (4), a person who is assigned the VK1ZZZ call sign may use instead the AX1ZZZ call sign.

(5) If section 10 applies to a person in relation to a transmission, this section does not apply to the person in relation to that transmission.