[CVRC] General Communications Emergency Declaration

[Dick Flanagan]

-----Original Message-----
From: Ewald, Steve, WV1X [mailto:sewald@arrl.org]
Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2002 8:03 AM
To: secarrl@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SECARRL] General Communications Emergency Declaration


Dear ARRL Section Emergency Coordinators,

As you will read in the following statement (dated July 5), a General
Communications Emergency Declaration has been issued by the FCC in support
of the emergency communication efforts related to the response to floods
in Texas.

This declaration was first posted on the ARRL Web yesterday (Friday, July 5)
afternoon:
http://www.arrl.org/.  I am also contacting the ARRL Section Managers with
this information.  Thank you.

73,

Steve Ewald, WV1X
ARRL Headquarters


Attention All Amateurs...
General Communications Emergency Declared (Jul 5, 2002) -- Under the
authority of Section 97.401 of the Federal Communications Commission's Rules
and Regulations [47 C.F.R. Part 97] a general communications emergency is
declared to exist in Texas requiring the protection of amateur emergency
communication frequencies. Amateurs are required to refrain from using 7285
[daytime], and 3873 [night time] plus or minus 3 kHz unless they are taking
part in the handling of emergency traffic. This order is effective
immediately until rescinded but may be as long as 72 hours. -- Arlan K. Van
Doorn, Senior Advisor for Public Safety, Enforcement Bureau, Federal
Communications Commission, Washington, DC