FCC

How to Get a $10,000 FCC Fine

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The ARRL web site reported on this Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture from the FCC. That’s government talk for “we are fining you.” In case you are wondering how you can get fined by the FCC, here’s the sequence of events that resulted in a $10,000 fine for this person: Get a Technician License and … Read more

FCC Proposes Part 97 Changes

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The FCC finally got around to addressing a number of issues via a NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING AND ORDER. This proposal is an odd mix of Volunteer Examiner (VE) rules, changing the license renewal grace period and dealing with a problem with emission designators. This notice proposes changes to Part 97 of the FCC … Read more

FCC Says “What Restrictive Covenant Problem?”

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From the ARRL web site: On August 20 — in response to a Spring 2012 Congressional directive — the Federal Communications Commission released its findings on the Uses and Capabilities of Amateur Radio Service Communications in Emergencies and Disaster Relief: Report to Congress Pursuant to Section 6414 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job … Read more

My Comments on FCC Proceeding 12-91

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At the direction of Congress, the FCC opened up Proceeding 12-91: COMMISSION SEEKS COMMENT ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS BY AMATEUR RADIO AND IMPEDIMENTS TO AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. I decided to file my comments with the Commission, which can be read in full here. I’ll also provide the short version here: 1. The contributions of amateur radio … Read more

This Spewed Out of the Internet #19

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Lots of important stuff spewing forth from the Internetz. TWiT’s HamNation netcast keeps on going, so give it a look. The debate continues about potential likely interference to common GPS receivers from LightSquared’s proposed adjacent-channel transmitters. See this recent article  on the problem. If you want to dig deeper, the detailed documents are referenced here. … Read more