[SFDXA] October 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report

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*October 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report*

The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL 
and the FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service.

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    Technician-class operators in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, and
    Richmond, Texas, received /Advisory Notice/s after making numerous
    FT8 contacts on 40 and 20 meters. Technician-class licensees are not
    allowed to transmit data on 40 meters and have no operating
    authority on 20 meters.

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    Operators in Mims, Florida; Moorefield, West Virginia; State Road,
    North Carolina, and Grottoes, Virginia, received /Advisory Notice/s
    concerning excessive SSB bandwidth on 40 and 75 meters. The operator
    in Moorefield, West Virginia, previously received an /Advisory
    Notice/ for out-of-band operation on 7.138 MHz. His case will be
    referred to the FCC for further enforcement action, which could
    include removal of voice privileges from, or revocation of, his
    General-class license.

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    An operator in Cave Creek, Arizona, received an /Advisory Notice/
    for making lengthy transmissions without identifying, as required by
    Commission rules.

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    An operator in Highlandville, Missouri, was reminded that a beacon
    on 30 meters cannot be automatically controlled, pursuant to
    97.203(d) of the Commission's rules, and must have a control
    operator present at all times of transmission. He was further
    advised that the FCC may request a schedule of control operators and
    their duty hours.

The final totals for monitoring in September were 1,909 hours on HF 
frequencies and 2,716 hours on VHF frequencies and above, for a total of 
4,625 hours.

There was one recommendation to the FCC for case closure and renewal of 
a license, and one request to review a license application. The FCC 
referred two cases to the VM Program. /-- VM Program Administrator Riley 
Hollingsworth, K4ZDH/
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