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MODULE II - RADIO RULES AND REGULATIONS

DEFINITION OF TERMS
The topic is taken from Ministry Circular No. 87-174, known as the Revised Amateur Radio Regulations. The promulgation of MC 87-174 is pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 3846 (also known as the Radio Control Law) as amended by Commonwealth Act 571 and No. 546.
AMATEUR OR AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR - A person, interested in radio technique solely with a personal aim without pecuniary interest, duly authorized to operate an amateur radio station.
AMATEUR FIXED RADIO STATION - The term "Amateur Fixed Station" means a radio station in the amateur service installed at specified fixed location and operated to communicate with an amateur mobile station, amateur portable station or another amateur fixed radio stations.
AMATEUR MOBILE STATION - Is a station in the amateur service installed on board a vehicle or vessel and intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points.
AMATEUR PORTABLE STATION - Means an amateur station so designed that it may conveniently be moved about from one place to place or personally carried and be operated while in motion or during temporary halts.
AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS - Means telecommunications by means of radio waves conducted by or among duly authorized amateurs on a non-commercial basis.
AMATEUR RADIO INSPECTOR - Refers to an Amateur Radio Class "A" operator who has operated his own amateur station for at least five (5) years as a Class A licensee and who has been deputized proposedly by the NTC to inspect stations.
AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE - A radio communications service for the purpose of self-training, intercommunication and technical investigations carried out by amateurs.
AMATEUR SATELLITE SERVICE - A radio communication service using space stations on earth satellites for the same purposes as those of othe Amateur Radio Service.
CALL SIGN - Identification signals given to all transmission in the amateur radio service; Identification of an amteur radio station.
MAYDAY - the radiotelephone distress call.
NTC - Refers to the National Telecommuncations Commission.
PAN - the radiotelephone emergency signal.
RADIO - General term applied to the use of radio wave.
RADIO APPARATUS - Means a reasonably complete and sufficient combination of distinct radio equipment intended for and capable of being used either for transmission or reception of radio signals or both.

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RADIO STATION - One or more transmitters, receivers or combination of transmitters and receivers including the accessory equipment authorized at a location for carrying on a radio communication service.
REPEATER STATION - Refers to an unmanned fixed station which receives a signal on a frequency and automatically re-transmits the same signal on another frequency.
SECURITE - the radiotelephone safety signal.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - Any transmission, emission, or reception of signs, signals, writings, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems.
TRUSTEE - A Class "A" amateur who is operating his own station for at least five (5) years and who is duly appointed by the board of a radio club or association to supervise and control the proper use and operation of the fixed station of that association.
RADIO AMATEUR OPERATOR CERTIFICATE - is a certificate of authority issued to a qualified person who has passed an appropriate amateur radio examination.

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