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FCC Designates Hearings on Three Amateur Radio Applications
The FCC has issued hearing designation orders (HDOs) to Amateur Radio license applicants in three unrelated cases.
All three HDOs released May 24 hinge on licensee “character” issues. The Commission notified David O. Castle, WA9KJI,
of Evansville, Indiana, that it was designating his license renewal application for hearing in the wake of alleged
misconduct extending back several years and continuing at least until earlier this year.
FCC Demands Ambient Demonstrate Compliance with BPL License Conditions
The FCC has called on BPL equipment manufacturer Ambient Corporation to demonstrate that it’s complying with all terms of its Part 5 Experimental license or face possible enforcement action. Ambient operates the Briarcliff Manor, New York, BPL pilot program under Experimental license WD2XEQ. In a May 21 letter to Ambient Chief Engineer Yehuda Cern, FCC Spectrum Enforcement Division Chief Kathryn S. Berthot noted that the FCC is investigating ARRL complaints dating back to 2006 that Ambient’s Briarcliff Manor BPL system has caused and continues to cause harmful interference to Amateur Radio stations. She said Ambient’s most recent six-month report failed to address one condition of its Part 5 license relating to emission measurements to prove compliance.
FCC Announces Enhancements to ULS License Archive
The FCC has announced a redesign of the Universal Licensing System (ULS) License Archive Search. Users can access this new functionality via the “Archives” button under “SEARCH” on the ULS page.
ARRL, DoD, FCC Try to Come to Terms with Pave Paws
The ARRL has sent out more than 100 letters to repeater owners/trustees who have repeaters
affected by the "Pave Paws" radars (PPR). Citing an increasing number of interference complaints,
the US Air Force has asked the FCC to order dozens of repeater systems to either mitigate interference
to the Pave Paws radars or shut down. The ARRL is working with the US Department of Defense (DoD) to develop
a plan to mitigate alleged interference from 70 cm ham radio repeaters to this military radar system on both coasts.
Rescue Radio: New Cellphone Sensors
The United States Department of Homeland Security has reportedly launched an initiative asking the wireless industry about the potential for equipping a new generation of cellular telephones with technology to scan and detect harmful compounds in the environment and automatically relay the readings to a central monitoring point. According to the CGC Communicator, the concept, known as “Cell-All,” is said to have attracted the interest of several companies, and partnerships with handset manufacturers are being discussed. More is on-line at http://public.cq.com/docs/hs/hsnews110-000002524221.html (CGC) [AR NEWSLINE]
Senate Bill Calls on FCC to Investigate BPL Interference Potential
Sen Mark Pryor of Arkansas filed a bill yesterday in the US Senate calling on the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a study on the interference caused by broadband Internet transmission over power lines, otherwise known as BPL. Sen Pryor is a member of the Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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