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08/22/2013 | Higher FCC Vanity Call Sign Fee is Effective August 23
The vanity call sign fee will rise to $16.10 starting August 23.
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06/04/2013 | FCC Sets Deadlines for Comments on RF Exposure Reassessment
FCC Sets Deadlines for Comments on RF Exposure Reassessment
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02/27/2013 | FCC Proposes More Spectrum at 5 GHz for Unlicensed Broadband
On February 20, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in ET Docket No. 13-49, seeking to revise the Part 15 rules governing unlicensed national information infrastructure (U-NII) devices in the 5 GHz band.
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01/03/2013 | Comment Deadline Set in WRC-07 Implementation Proceeding
As previously reported, the FCC has proposed to amend its rules to implement the allocation decisions of the 2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07) and to make certain other changes. Notice appeared in the December 27, 2012 issue of the Federal
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11/06/2012 | USPS Seeks to Phase Out IRCs
If the US Postal Service (USPS) gets its way, it will no longer sell International Reply Coupons (IRCs) after January 27, 2013.
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10/24/2012 | FCC Seeks Comments on Proposed Changes to Amateur Licensing Rules, Emission Types
Earlier this month, the FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) -- FCC Docket No. 12-121 -- proposing to amend the Part 97 rules governing the Amateur Radio Service. On October 24, a summary of the NPRM was published in the Federal Register an
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08/03/2012 | Vanity Call Sign Fee to Increase September 4
On August 3, the FCC announced via a Final Rule in the Federal Register that the cost of an Amateur Radio vanity call sign will increase 80 cents, from to $14.20 to $15. The new fees take effect 30 days after publication, making September 4, 2012, the fir
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02/03/2012 | New Rules for 5 MHz (60 Meters) To Go Into Effect March 5
On November 18, the FCC released a Report and Order (R&O), defining new rules for the 60 meter (5 MHz) band. These rules are in response to a Petition for Rulemaking (PRM) filed by the ARRL more than five years ago and a June 2010 Notice of Proposed Rulem
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