Looks like a restructuring of most of the HF amateur radio service to me....
Anyone seen a "new" permissible frequency operating chart per license class yet?
Roger WA1KAT
----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor" m5aka@yahoo.co.uk To: "AMSAT BB" amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 6:29 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] FCC Part 97 Report and Order - ISS
The recent FCC Report and Order (R&O) has a couple of changes relating to Amateur Radio and the ISS.
The FCC has issued a Report and Order (R&O) to amend Part 97 of the
Amateur
Radio Service rules, see
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-06-149A1.doc
The changes to the Amateur Radio Service rules are:
. revise the operating privileges of amateur radio operators to allow
more
spectrum in four currently-authorized amateur service HF bands to be used
for
voice communications;
. permit auxiliary stations to transmit on additional amateur service
bands;
. permit amateur stations to transmit spread spectrum communications on
the
1.25 meter (m) band;
. permit amateur stations to retransmit communications from the
International
Space Station;
. permit amateur service licensees to designate the amateur radio club to receive their call sign in memoriam;
. prohibit an applicant from filing more than one application for a
specific
vanity call sign;
. eliminate certain restrictions on equipment manufacturers that are no
longer
necessary;
. permit amateur radio stations operating in Alaska and surrounding waters
more
flexibility in providing emergency communications; and
. remove certain restrictions in the amateur service license examination
system
that are no longer necessary.
73 Trevor M5AKA
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