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ARLB023 FCC makes housekeeping changes in Amateur Service rules

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ARRL Bulletin 23  ARLB023
From ARRL Headquarters =20
Newington CT  March 6, 2003
To all radio amateurs=20

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ARLB023 FCC makes housekeeping changes in Amateur Service rules

The FCC made some minor changes in the Part 97 Amateur Service rules
as a result of decisions at past World Radiocommunication
Conferences. In a wide-ranging Report and Order released March 3
that affects several radio services, the FCC has removed 97.401(b)
and international footnote 5.120 from the Amateur Service rules.

The section references International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Resolution 640, which invited administrations to provide for the
needs of international disaster communications and for the needs of
emergency communications within their national regulations using
certain amateur bands. Resolution 640 was deleted at WRC-97, and
footnote 5.120 at WRC-2000.

"We do not think this will have an impact on the Amateur Service
emergency communications because Sections 97.111(a)(1) and 97.101(c)
of our Rules allow amateur stations to communicate with foreign
stations in disaster areas, making the provisions based on the
former ITU Resolution No. 640 unnecessary," the FCC said in the
RO&O in ET Docket 02-16.

Those sections permit transmissions necessary to exchange messages
with other stations in the amateur service, unless an administration
objects and require control operators at all times and on all
frequencies to give priority to stations providing emergency
communications.
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ARLB023 FCC makes housekeeping changes in Amateur =
Service rules


ZCZC AG23


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ARRL Bulletin 23  ARLB023


From ARRL Headquarters  


Newington CT  March 6, 2003


To all radio amateurs 


SB QST ARL ARLB023


ARLB023 FCC makes housekeeping changes in Amateur =
Service rules


The FCC made some minor changes in the Part 97 Amateur =
Service rules


as a result of decisions at past World =
Radiocommunication


Conferences. In a wide-ranging Report and Order =
released March 3


that affects several radio services, the FCC has =
removed 97.401(b)


and international footnote 5.120 from the Amateur =
Service rules.


The section references International Telecommunication =
Union (ITU)


Resolution 640, which invited administrations to =
provide for the


needs of international disaster communications and =
for the needs of


emergency communications within their national =
regulations using


certain amateur bands. Resolution 640 was deleted at =
WRC-97, and


footnote 5.120 at WRC-2000.


"We do not think this will have an impact on the =
Amateur Service


emergency communications because Sections =
97.111(a)(1) and 97.101(c)


of our Rules allow amateur stations to communicate =
with foreign


stations in disaster areas, making the provisions =
based on the


former ITU Resolution No. 640 unnecessary," the =
FCC said in the


RO&O in ET Docket 02-16.


Those sections permit transmissions necessary to =
exchange messages


with other stations in the amateur service, unless an =
administration


objects and require control operators at all times =
and on all


frequencies to give priority to stations providing =
emergency


communications.


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