[GVARC] FCC Declares Communications Emergency for Gulf Coast

[Tony]

>Subject: ARLB056 FCC Declares Communications Emergency for Gulf Coast
>Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 18:50:20 -0400
>From: "ARRL Web site" <memberlist@www.arrl.org>
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>SB QST @ ARL $ARLB056
>ARLB056 FCC Declares Communications Emergency for Gulf Coast
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>ZCZC AG56
>QST de W1AW  
>ARRL Bulletin 56  ARLB056
>>From ARRL Headquarters  
>Newington CT  September 24, 2002
>To all radio amateurs 
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>SB QST ARL ARLB056
>ARLB056 FCC Declares Communications Emergency for Gulf Coast
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>At the request of ARRL Mississippi Section Manager Malcolm Keown,
>W5XX, the FCC has declared that a general communications emergency
>exists for Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.
>Forecasters believe that tropical storm Isidore could regain
>hurricane strength over the Gulf of Mexico and reach landfall
>September 26.
>
>Technical and Public Safety Division Chief Joseph P. Casey of the
>FCC Enforcement Bureau issued a declaration that requires amateurs
>to refrain from using 3873 kHz during hours of darkness and 7285 kHz
>during hours of daylight effective immediately and until rescinded.
>The FCC said the communications emergency could last as long as 14
>days. Both frequencies are to be protected plus or minus 3 kHz
>unless amateurs are taking part in the handling of emergency
>traffic.
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