Usually, I don’t pay much attention to Notices of Proposed Rule Making (NPRMs) by the FCC. But this one—WT Docket 09-209—has got my attenion. The proposed rules would clarify certain rules regarding vanity callsigns and revise the rules applicable to club stations.
It’s the latter that I’m concerned about. The revision would add the following wording [...]

In this issue:

A Message From IARU President Tim Ellam
Haiti Earthquake Report

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A Message From Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA
Secretary Stafford requested that I provide an update on IARU activities for the IARU E-Letter. I am pleased to do so.
Some recent activities:

IARU Secretary Rod Stafford, W6ROD and IARU Coordinator for Emergency Communications, Hans Zimmermann, [...]

QST de W1AW
ARRL Bulletin 35 ARLB035
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT November 30, 2009
To all radio amateurs
SB QST ARL ARLB035
ARLB035 FCC Looks to Revise, Clarify Vanity Call Sign Rules
On Wednesday, November 25, the FCC issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) — WT Docket No. 09-209 — seeking to amend the Commission’s Amateur [...]

We share several of our UHF bands with unlicensed services, and from time to time, you’ll encounter those signals on the bands. Another reason to be familiar with them is that there are companies that have their eyes on them.
A recent article on this topic, “Understanding regulations when designing a wireless product in [...]

If you live in Iowa, the item below might not be real interesting, but here in Michigan, we’re just a short car ride away from Canada….Dan
From the 10/8/09 ARRL Letter:
The Ministry of Transportation in Ontario, Canada announced on September 30 that Bill 118 concerning distracted driving will take effect on October 26, 2009. According to [...]

A Google translation of a National Commission for Communications Regulations press release reads:
The National Commission for Communications Regulation from 28.07.09 #03-2864/104, prohibited the use of Amateur radio frequency bands that are not foreseen under the use of radio frequency resource of Ukraine (hereinafter – the Plan), including: 10100 – 10150 kHz; 14250 – 14350 kHz; [...]

From the monthly (?) newsletter of Great Lakes Division Director, Jim Weaver, K8JE:
For many years, FCC did not provide feedback to ARRL on Official Observer (OO) reports it received. This has changed. Because of legal constraints, the feedback isn’t very detailed, but it is being given.
In June there were a total of 692 [...]

On May 13, the FCC posted the first list of enforcement actions since Laura Smith took over as FCC Special Counsel. The 11 RFI-related letters to energy providers were sent between February 18 and April 1, 2009, and the 7 warning letters to individuals were sent between February 18 and March
30, 2009.
The seven warning letters [...]

I got this via an ARRL maililng list.
We can argue about whether or not the tests should be more difficult, and I think a case could be made that the Extra Class test should be tougher, but I’m a bit aghast that the FCC says in this denial that,
the purpose of the examinations [...]

From the 3/13/09 ARRL Letter:
The next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-11) is scheduled for fall 2011. These periodic conferences of the Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) consider allocations to the various radio services — including the Amateur Radio Service — and evaluate what new technologies and applications should be addressed by future conferences.
The [...]