[W1SMH] FCC expands Gulf Coast communications emergency

Wed, 25 Sep 2002 21:01:41 -0400

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ARLB057 FCC expands Gulf Coast communications emergency

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ARRL Bulletin 57  ARLB057
>From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT  September 25, 2002
To all radio amateurs 

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ARLB057 FCC expands Gulf Coast communications emergency

The FCC has expanded a general communications emergency to include
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, which are threatened
by Tropical Storm Isidore. Invoking Section 97.401, the FCC issued a
revised declaration that requires amateurs to refrain from using 3873
and 3965 kHz during hours of darkness and 7247 and 7285 kHz during hours
of daylight.

All frequencies are to be protected plus or minus 3 kHz unless amateurs
are taking part in the handling of emergency traffic. The FCC said the
communications emergency is effective immediately and will remain in
place until rescinded. The declaration could be in place for as long as
14 days, the FCC said.

Mississippi Section Manager Malcolm Keown, W5XX, and Alabama SM Bill
Cleveland, KR4TZ, requested that the FCC protect the net frequencies
from interference in the event severe weather strikes.

After passing over the western tip of Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula of
Mexico, Isidore--now a tropical storm--is headed for the US Gulf Coast.

For additional information, see ''Hurricane Watch Net, W4EHW,
Reactivating'' http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2002/09/25/1/ . NNNN /EX