[DCART] FCC Amends Part 97.113

[Don Carlson - KQ6FM]

FYI, the Report and Order was adopted this past week and issued today amending the amateur radio to permit amateur radio operators to transmit messages, under certain limited circumstances, during either government-sponsored or non-government sponsored emergency and disaster preparedness drills, regardless of whether the operators are employees of entities participating in the drill. Although public safety land mobile radio systems are the primary means of radio-based communications for emergency responders, experience has shown that amateur radio has played an important role in preparation for, during,
and in the aftermath of, natural and man-made emergencies and disasters.

Found at the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Web pages
under Highlights and Releases: 

http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/ <http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/> 

7/14/10
Amendment of Part 97 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Amateur Radio
Service Communications During Government Disaster Drills.
Report and Order: Word | Acrobat 

Link to actual Report and Order: 
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-124A1.doc
<http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-124A1.doc> 


Don Carlson - KQ6FM  ARRL Life Member 
NV Section EC / PIC
ARRL PRC Member
kq6fm at charter.net