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Regulatory & Advocacy
Amateur Radio is subject to regulation at the international and national levels with regard to telecommunications and at the state and local levels with respect to land use regulations. ARRL advocates on behalf of Amateur Radio at all of these levels.
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12/02/2023 | ARRL Advocacy Win: FCC Approves Request for Pearl Harbor Day Crossband Operations
The Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association (BIARA), with authority from the US Navy and Southwest Marine Corps Spectrum Office, will honor the sailors and ships previously homeported in San Pedro, California, who were attacked on December 7, 1941. Learn More
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11/13/2023 | ARRL Hails FCC Action to Remove Symbol Rate Restrictions
ARRL reports that earlier today, the FCC Commissioners individually voted to amend the Amateur Radio Service rules to replace the baud rate limit on the Amateur HF bands with a 2.8 kHz bandwidth limit to permit greater flexibility in data communications. Learn More
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10/30/2023 | Deadline Extended to November 28, 2023 for 60-Meter Comments
The deadline to file comments on the 60-meter band proposal has been extended by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to November 28, 2023. Replies to comments will be due December 28, 2023. Learn More
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10/27/2023 | FCC To Vote on Removing Symbol Rate Restrictions
In the draft Commission decision, the FCC would replace the current HF restrictions with a 2.8 kHz bandwidth limit. The Commission also announced that it will consider a Further Notice in which it will propose eliminating similar restrictions. Learn More
