[NLRS] ARRL BOD activity relating to VHF

[w0zq at aol.com]

Hello NLRS land

At the January ARRL BOD meeting, minutes of which can be found on the ARRL website, the following actions took place that pertain to VHFers.

1.  The VHF UHF Advisory Committee (VUAC) charter has been extended to July 2012.   It was scheduled to sunset this July.  
2.  The Microwave Band Planning Committee was dissolved.
3.  The maximum power level for the single operator low power (SOLP) catagory for 902 MHz and up was changed from 10 watts to 50 watts.   There is no change to power levels below 902 MHz.   In addition, clarification was added that power output is measured at the final stage of amplification.  If interested, see the VUAC committee report at  http://www.arrl.org/committee-reports for the full VUAC report on this change.   Although I could not find the PSC meeting minutes that indicate that this proposal was approved, it is my understanding that it has been and we should see the rules updated in the near future.

73, Jon
W0ZQ