I suspect that it is because they can't really call it amateur radio if there is no license involved. As Bud pointed out they have also issued a statement on personal radio services.

73
Ria, N2RJ

On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 12:31 PM David Propper <k2dp@charter.net> wrote:
Hi all,

What is blatantly obvious but missing from the FCC’s statement is that “the use of amateur radio transmitting equipment by unlicensed personnel is strictly prohibited and in violation of Federal Law”.   Why was the left out of their “reminder” statement ?  While there may be amateur radio licensees whose political leanings lead them to participate in these demonstrations, etc,  the vast majority of persons who procure “amateur radio transmitting equipment” for the use during political demonstrations, etc, will most likely be unlicensed personnel.

Can we lobby the FCC to revise their statement ?

Dave Propper, K2DP
ARRL Midwest Division Vice Director
314-225-5167

On Jan 17, 2021, at 11:05 AM, John Robert Stratton <N5AUS@n5aus.com> wrote:

Bud and Bill and Tom

    Do any of your people have any G-2 on the matters reported by the Washington Post?

    
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On 1/17/21 10:56 AM, rjairam@gmail.com wrote:
Washington post ran an article today saying this:

“ RICHMOND — The pro-gun signs and flags had all been snapped up from the racks inside Green Top Hunting & Fishing on Friday afternoon. Around Virginia, buses were being plastered with banners and ham radio operators were gearing up to coordinate a potentially massive gun rights caravan to the state Capitol on Monday."

We don’t need this kind of publicity.

73
Ria
N2RJ 

On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 11:32 AM Bob Famiglio, K3RF via arrl-odv <arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org> wrote:

And as we discussed as a concern earlier in the week, even the FCC statement conflates our part 97 amateur service with all the other part 95 personal radio services. The statement reinforces the idea that the public sees all those personal radios as Ham radios.   What’s worse, it suggests that all amateur radio use would automatically be by licensed hams operating those radios illegally.  I suspect most users in any incident will be non-licensed operators or if licensed otherwise (any radio service) will not be announcing any proper call sign and therefore operating as unlicensed.  Not much we can do except educate the public consumer of such generalized or partially misleading information, even though such statements may have been innocently issued to the public.

 
 

Bob Famiglio, K3RF

Vice Director - ARRL Atlantic Division

610-359-7300

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From: arrl-odv On Behalf Of n2cop@ec.rr.com
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 10:54 AM
To: 'ODV' <arrl-odv@arrl.org>
Subject: [arrl-odv:31734] FCC Issues Statement Against Illegal Use of Ham Radio

 
 

The FCC released this statement Sunday morning. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-17/lin-manuel-miranda-joins-list-of-entertainers-inaugural-update?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google

The board was wise in developing and having a similar statement already prepared.

FCC Warns About Use of Ham Radio to Commit Crimes (10:23 a.m.)

Licensed amateur and personal radio services shouldn’t be used to coordinate criminal acts, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau warned after reports that some people were looking to radios as an alternative to social media platforms, which are being monitored by law enforcement following the deadly Jan. 6 raid on the U.S. Capitol.

“The Bureau reminds amateur licensees that they are prohibited from transmitting ‘communications intended to facilitate a criminal act’ or ‘messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning,” the agency said in a statement Sunday.

The licensees, which would include Citizens Band radios, Family Radio Service walkie-talkies, and General Mobile Radio Service, would face fines, seizure of their equipment and possible criminal prosecution.

73 de Bill Morine, N2COP

Vice Director – Roanoke Division

Representing ARRL members in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia

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