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What international messages may FCC-licensed amateur stations exchange?

They may exchange service-related communications and personal remarks.

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  1. Business messages and personal remarks
  2. Contest exchanges only
  3. Service-related messages and personal remarks ✔

Why: International amateur communication may be incidental to amateur service purposes and may include personal remarks. Conducting business is not the permitted category.

Huh, didn't know that: The rule distinguishes personal conversation from communication conducted for business.

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Answer: Service-related messages and personal remarks. International amateur communication may be incidental to amateur service purposes and may include personal remarks. Conducting business is not the permitted category.

  1. 2026-2030 Technician Class Question Pool ncvec.org/downloads/2026-2030%20Technician%20Pool%20and%20Syllabus%20Public%20Release%20Feb%2019%202026.pdf
    Communications incidental to the purposes of the Amateur Radio Service and remarks of a personal character
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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