The CGC Communicator Newsletter Web Posting

Posted July 30, 2010

FCC PERMITS HAM EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN DISASTER DRILLS

  The FCC says, "...we amend our rules to provide that, under certain limited conditions, amateur radio operators may transmit messages during emergency and disaster preparedness drills and exercises, limited to the duration of such drills and exercises, regardless of whether the operators are employees of entities participating in the drills or exercises."

  FCC Rule 97.113(a)(3)(i) now reads as follows:

  "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."

  http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-124A1.doc

Posted by Steve Blodgett
Earthsignals.com