The National Frequency Coordinators'
Council,
Incorporated (NFCC) and the
American Radio Relay
League,
Incorporated (ARRL) share the
common goals of enhancement,
recognition and development of
Amateur Radio frequency
coordination. These
goals will be accomplished
through
improved relations and
communication between and
among
local frequency coordination
entities, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC),
the ARRL, NFCC
and all
Amateur Radio Service (ARS)
licensees.
The parties wish to formalize their
mutual recognition,
responsibility, support and
commitment, each to
the other,
to achieve their common goals.
The parties, in a spirit of cooperation
and mutual
respect, hereby state their
terms of agreement
and common
understanding as follows:
I. DEFINITIONS
1. The
National Frequency Coordinator's Council
(NFCC)
is a District of Columbia
non-profit corporation, the
membership of which is
composed of delegates from
recognized frequency coordinators
in the United States.
2. The
American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
is a
Connecticut, non-profit,
Section 501(c)(3) Corporation
whose members are radio
amateurs, organized for the
promotion of interest
in Amateur Radio communication and
experimentation, for the
establishment of networks to
provide communications
in the event of disasters or other
emergencies, for public
service in any form, for the
advancement of the radio
art and public welfare, for the
representation of the
radio amateur in legislative matters
(both national and international),
and for the maintenance
of fraternalism and a
high standard of conduct.
3. The
National Frequency Coordinators' Office
(NFCO) is the
ARRL administrative office
functioning on behalf of the
NFCC as the single point
of administrative contact and the
national information exchange
for ARS frequency
coordination information.
II. THE NFCC WILL:
1. Develop,
and recommend for adoption by
coordinators,
fair and equitable standards
and procedures for frequency
coordination throughout
the United States, its territories
and possessions.
2. Provide
and administer a fair and equitable
process
for dispute and interference
resolution related to
frequency coordination.
3. Foster
and promote the introduction and
use of
technologies which offer
increased efficiencies in the use
of spectrum used by repeaters
and auxiliary stations.
4.
Communicate with ARRL regarding regulatory
and
technical modifications
or enhancements necessary or
desirable for the promotion
of frequency coordination and
the fair and responsible
administration thereof.
5. Establish
standards and procedures for
identification,
certification and decertification,
and the orderly
succession of frequency
coordinators.
6. In areas
in which NFCC and ARRL agree
on matters of
Amateur regulatory, technical
or operating policy, NFCC
will cooperate with ARRL
and utilize its resources to
achieve common goals.
7. Collect
and supply data to ARRL verifying
band
occupancy and usage to
protect and enhance amateur spectrum
allocations.
III. THE ARRL WILL:
1. Provide suitable resources and support for the NFCO.
2. Recognize
the independence of the NFCC
and support
and encourage the NFCC
in the common goals defined herein.
3.
Communicate with the NFCC regarding regulatory
and
technical modifications
or enhancements believed by ARRL to
be necessary or desirable
to the ARS, to the extent that
such may impact frequency
coordination, or the fair and
responsible administration
thereof.
4.
Disseminate to the amateur community at
large the
identity and contact information
for NFCC-certified
frequency coordinators.
5. In areas
in which the NFCC and ARRL agree
on matters
of Amateur regulatory,
technical or operating policy, the
ARRL will cooperate with
the NFCC and utilize its resources
to achieve common goals.
6. At the
sole discretion of its Board of
Directors, the
ARRL may, from time to
time, make contributions to the
operations of the NFCC.
IV. THE NFCO WILL:
1. Maintain
the national database for all
matters
affecting frequency coordination
in the United States, its
territories and possessions.
2. Serve as
day-to-day primary channel for
communications
between the NFCC and the
FCC.
3. Serve as
the central repository for information
concerning standards and
procedures for frequency
coordinators; procedures
for dispute resolution related to
frequency coordination
and interference related to repeater
operation; and identification,
certification,
decertification, and succession
of frequency coordinators.
V. LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY AGENDA
From time to time, the ARRL and the
NFCC will jointly and
cooperatively develop an agenda
of legislative
and regulatory
goals for the enhancement,
recognition and development
of
Amateur Radio frequency
coordination.
VI. IMPLEMENTATION, AMENDMENT, AND TERMINATION
This Memorandum of Understanding shall
take effect upon
signature by authorized
officials of the ARRL and
the NFCC.
It may be amended by mutual
agreement of both parties
in
writing, and will remain in
effect until terminated
upon
ninety (90) days prior written
notice to either
party by
the other. The ARRL
and the NFCC will periodically
review
the provisions hereof and
coordinate such revisions
as may
be necessary.
In
witness whereof, the parties hereto
have placed their
hands and seals as of the
following dates.
NATIONAL FREQUENCY COORDINATORS' COUNCIL, INCORPORATED
By:______Owen
Wormser________
__01/07/1997_____
Its
President
Date
AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE, INCORPORATED
By:_________Rod
Stafford_____
__12/17/1996_____
Its
President
Date
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