[K3PZN-List] General Communications Emergency Notice for 80m & 40m

[Al Bisasky]

>From the ARRL website:

FCC declares communications emergency for Texas coast (Jul 14, 2003) -- The
Federal Communications Commission, in cooperation with ARRL South Texas
Section Manager Ray Taylor, N5NAV, has declared a general communications
emergency for the Texas coastal area due to Tropical Storm Claudette. The
FCC Enforcement Bureau issued the declaration under the authority of �97.401
of the FCC rules. Effective immediately, the FCC said, the frequencies 7285
kHz (days) and 3873 kHz (nights) require protection. "Amateurs are required
to refrain from using those frequencies, plus or minus 3 kHz, unless they
are taking part in the handling of emergency traffic," said the declaration
from James Daily, Chief of Homeland Security within the FCC's Enforcement
Bureau. The declaration remains in effect until it's rescinded.

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