[BCVHFA] Amendment of Part 97 of the Commission’s Rules Governing the Amateur Radio Services

[K8CM]

A new Report and Order has just been released by the FCC and  I've 
attempted to summarize the changes below (no, deleting the Morse 
requirement is not one of them):

In this R&O, we amend the Part 97 Amateur Radio Service rules[1] as follows:

.     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.

Remember, these changes do not become effective until 30 days after 
they appear in the Federal Register.  For full details, please see:

http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-06-149A1.doc