[KCDXC] Fwd: FW: [MECC_KC] 97.113 revised

Fri Jul 16 09:11:11 EDT 2010

All,

FYI
FCC Rules changed...  licensed ham radio operators, who are employees  of a 
hospital, may participate in disasters and drills using hospital  owned ham 
radio equipment.

See notes below for additional information.

Jim - AC0KN

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 From: mcostello25 at att.net
To: mcostello25 at att.net
Sent: 7/16/2010  7:29:29 A.M. Central Daylight Time
Subj: FW: [MECC_KC] 97.113  revised

Good  News 

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Of  kc4wcg
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 21:37
To:  MECC_KC at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MECC_KC] 97.113  revised

Please distribute as widely as appropriate.  

On July 14, 2010, a FCC Report and Order was adopted and issued  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. 

Per FCC: 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. 

The bottom line here is that  employees who are licensed amateur radio 
operators can use their employer's  equipment within the confines of the new 
rule. It appears that for  governmental employers there are no restrictions, 
however for non-  governmental agencies there are some. Those limitations are, 
one hour a week  for testing and up to twice a year for non- government 
sponsored exercises  that don't exceed 72 hours. It seems implicit that if it's 
a government  sponsored event or your operators are volunteers then these 
limitations do not  apply. 
It does not define "testing" so any use of the radio(s) could be a  
considered a test of the equipment. Although this is not a perfect solution is  
does set forth an acknowledgement of the need for employees of emergency  
response agencies, including privately held organizations such as hospitals,  to 
have the ability to utilize amateur radio during emergent situations and  
that testing and training for those events are a critical element in the  
success of the effort.

Below is the key language and links to all the  relevant documents. Again I 
remind you that these "time of use" limitations  below only apply if you 
are employed by the entity that owns the radio  equipment and the 
test/exercise/training is non-governmental in nature. Thanks  go to a large number of 
people both internal and external to the FCC and from  all over the country 
who worked diligently to facilitate this  change.

Best regards,

Matt May, KCEM, MEP
Assistant Director,  Operations
Johnson County Emergency Management and Homeland Security
111  South Cherry St, Suite 100
Olathe, Kansas 66061
913-715-1002  direct
913-782-3038 main
913-927-4148 cell
_mmay at jocogov.org_ (mailto:mmay at jocogov.org) 
www.jocoem.org
Amateur  Callsign: KC4WCG

DETAILS:
97.113 Prohibited transmissions.
(a) *  * *
(3) Communications in which the station licensee or control operator  has a 
pecuniary interest, including communications on behalf of an employer,  
with the following exceptions:
(i) A station licensee or control station  operator may participate on 
behalf of an employer in an emergency preparedness  or disaster readiness test 
or drill, limited to the duration and scope of such  test or drill, and 
operational testing immediately prior to such test or  drill. Tests or drills 
that are not government-sponsored are limited to a  total time of one hour per 
week; except that no more than twice in any  calendar year, they may be 
conducted for a period not to exceed 72  hours.

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

_http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-124A1.pdf_ 
(http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-124A1.pdf) 

Word

_http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-124A1.doc_ 
(http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-124A1.doc) 

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