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16.12.2006, 19:47
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USA's Federal Communications Commission issued a press release on 15
December 2006.
"This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of
the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action.
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2006 FCC MODIFIES AMATEUR RADIO
SERVICE RULES, ELIMINATING MORSE CODE EXAM REQUIREMENTS
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
adopted a Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration (Order) that
modifies the rules for the Amateur Radio Service by revising the
examination requirements for obtaining a General Class or Amateur
Extra Class amateur radio operator license and revising the operating
privileges for Technician Class licensees. In addition, the Order
resolves a petition filed by the American Radio Relay League, Inc.
(ARRL) for partial reconsideration of an FCC Order on amateur service
rules released on October 10, 2006."
"The current amateur service operator license structure contains three
classes of amateur radio operator licenses: Technician Class, General
Class, and Amateur Extra Class. General Class and Amateur Extra Class
licensees are permitted to operate in Amateur bands below 30 MHz,
while the introductory Technician Class licensees are only permitted
to operate in bands above 30 MHz. Prior to today's action, the FCC, in
accordance with international radio regulations, required applicants
for General Class and Amateur Extra Class operator licenses to pass a
five words-per-minute Morse code examination. Today's Order eliminates
that requirement for General and Amateur Extra licensees. This change
reflects revisions to international radio regulations made at the
International Telecommunication Union's 2003 World Radio Conference
(WRC-03), which authorized each country to determine whether to
require that individuals demonstrate Morse code proficiency in order
to qualify for an amateur radio license with transmitting privileges
on frequencies below 30 MHz. This change eliminates an unnecessary
regulatory burden that may discourage current amateur radio operators
from advancing their skills and participating more fully in the
benefits of amateur radio.
Today's Order also revises the operating privileges for Technician
Class licensees by eliminating a disparity in the operating privileges
for the Technician Class and Technician Plus Class licensees.
Technician Class licensees are authorized operating privileges on all
amateur frequencies above 30 MHz. The Technician Plus Class license,
which is an operator license class that existed prior the FCC's
simplification of the amateur license structure in 1999 and was
grandfathered after that time, authorized operating privileges on all
amateur frequencies above 30 MHz, as well as frequency segments in
four HF bands (below 30 MHz) after the successful completion of a
Morse code examination. With today's elimination of the Morse code
exam requirements, the FCC concluded that the disparity between the
operating privileges of Technician Class licensees and Technician Plus
Class licensees should not be retained. Therefore, the FCC, in today's
action, afforded Technician and Technician Plus licensees identical
operating privileges."
"Finally, today's Order resolved a petition filed by the ARRL for
partial reconsideration of an FCC Order released on October 10, 2006
(FCC 06-149). In this Order, the FCC authorized amateur stations to
transmit voice communications on additional frequencies in certain
amateur service bands, including the 75 meter (m) band, which is
authorized only for certain wideband voice and image communications.
The ARRL argued that the 75 m band should not have been expanded below
3635 kHz, in order to protect automatically controlled digital
stations operating in the 3620-3635 kHz portion of the 80 m band. The
FCC concluded that these stations can be protected by providing
alternate spectrum in the 3585-3600 kHz frequency segment."
WT Docket Nos. 04-140 and 05-235.
– FCC –
News and other information about the Federal Communications Commission
is available at http://www.fcc.gov
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This is an HFLINK SPECIAL BULLETIN.
(Please do not reply)
USA's Federal Communications Commission issued a press release on 15
December 2006.
"This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of
the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action.
Internet: http://www.fcc.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2006 FCC MODIFIES AMATEUR RADIO
SERVICE RULES, ELIMINATING MORSE CODE EXAM REQUIREMENTS
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
adopted a Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration (Order) that
modifies the rules for the Amateur Radio Service by revising the
examination requirements for obtaining a General Class or Amateur
Extra Class amateur radio operator license and revising the operating
privileges for Technician Class licensees. In addition, the Order
resolves a petition filed by the American Radio Relay League, Inc.
(ARRL) for partial reconsideration of an FCC Order on amateur service
rules released on October 10, 2006."
"The current amateur service operator license structure contains three
classes of amateur radio operator licenses: Technician Class, General
Class, and Amateur Extra Class. General Class and Amateur Extra Class
licensees are permitted to operate in Amateur bands below 30 MHz,
while the introductory Technician Class licensees are only permitted
to operate in bands above 30 MHz. Prior to today's action, the FCC, in
accordance with international radio regulations, required applicants
for General Class and Amateur Extra Class operator licenses to pass a
five words-per-minute Morse code examination. Today's Order eliminates
that requirement for General and Amateur Extra licensees. This change
reflects revisions to international radio regulations made at the
International Telecommunication Union's 2003 World Radio Conference
(WRC-03), which authorized each country to determine whether to
require that individuals demonstrate Morse code proficiency in order
to qualify for an amateur radio license with transmitting privileges
on frequencies below 30 MHz. This change eliminates an unnecessary
regulatory burden that may discourage current amateur radio operators
from advancing their skills and participating more fully in the
benefits of amateur radio.
Today's Order also revises the operating privileges for Technician
Class licensees by eliminating a disparity in the operating privileges
for the Technician Class and Technician Plus Class licensees.
Technician Class licensees are authorized operating privileges on all
amateur frequencies above 30 MHz. The Technician Plus Class license,
which is an operator license class that existed prior the FCC's
simplification of the amateur license structure in 1999 and was
grandfathered after that time, authorized operating privileges on all
amateur frequencies above 30 MHz, as well as frequency segments in
four HF bands (below 30 MHz) after the successful completion of a
Morse code examination. With today's elimination of the Morse code
exam requirements, the FCC concluded that the disparity between the
operating privileges of Technician Class licensees and Technician Plus
Class licensees should not be retained. Therefore, the FCC, in today's
action, afforded Technician and Technician Plus licensees identical
operating privileges."
"Finally, today's Order resolved a petition filed by the ARRL for
partial reconsideration of an FCC Order released on October 10, 2006
(FCC 06-149). In this Order, the FCC authorized amateur stations to
transmit voice communications on additional frequencies in certain
amateur service bands, including the 75 meter (m) band, which is
authorized only for certain wideband voice and image communications.
The ARRL argued that the 75 m band should not have been expanded below
3635 kHz, in order to protect automatically controlled digital
stations operating in the 3620-3635 kHz portion of the 80 m band. The
FCC concluded that these stations can be protected by providing
alternate spectrum in the 3585-3600 kHz frequency segment."
WT Docket Nos. 04-140 and 05-235.
– FCC –
News and other information about the Federal Communications Commission
is available at http://www.fcc.gov
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