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Well, my research and casual correspondence some time ago with a previous local Section Manager suggests that it would not be very good operator practice and that there's a better way to allow a non-licensed person to use your station. You have to understand that much of the conventions we use in amateur radio have less to do with FCC compliance and more to do with suggested good operator practice often decided upon collectively by ham operators, document and defined in books and guides published by the ARRL.Well, my research and casual correspondence some time ago with a previous local Section Manager suggests that it would not be very good operator practice and that there's a better way to allow a non-licensed person to use your station. You have to understand that much of the conventions we use in amateur radio have less to do with FCC compliance and more to do with suggested good operator practice often decided upon collectively by ham operators, then documented and defined in books and guides published by the ARRL, such as The ARRL Operating Manual for Radio Amateurs.The FCC requires certain and very specific things, beyond that we tend to conduct ourselves based on a code of good practice. For example, it is not illegal to call "CQ" on a repeater, however, it is discouraged as bad practice. In fact the amateur radio band plan contains a mix of FCC requirement and then ARRL recommendation. Operating FM voice on the SSB portion of the 2-meter band does not violate FCC rules, but is also discouraged as it is bad practice to do so.The FCC requires certain and very specific things, beyond that we tend to conduct ourselves based on a code of good practice. For example, it is not illegal to call "CQ" on a repeater, however, it is discouraged as bad practice. In fact the amateur radio band plan contains a mix of FCC regulation and then ARRL recommendation. Operating FM voice on the SSB portion of the 2-meter band does not violate FCC rule, it just annoys other hams, however doing so on 30-meter does result in a violation.Is it legal? There seems to be some conflicting answers depending on who you ask in the ARRL and if I receive a decisive response from the FCC legal team I will share it here first. Still waiting...Is it legal? No, it is just bad practice. However, it may become illegal under certain circumstances when a repeater is involved.