Ria,

 

That’s the popular perception, and several operations in the past have been held based upon that incorrect perception and apparently eluded FCC enforcement and ARRL’s VM program.  The applicable rule, 97.111(a)(5) explicitly limits such cross-band activity to the specific Armed Forces Day Communications Test, which is held in May every year.

 

“(5)  An amateur station may exchange messages with a participating United States military station during an Armed Forces Day Communications Test.”  (Emphasis added.)

 

 

73, Dave K3ZJ

 

 

 

From: "Jairam, Ria, N2RJ (Dir, HD)" <n2rj@arrl.org>
Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 12:36 PM
To: "david@davidsiddall-law.com" <david@davidsiddall-law.com>, arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org>
Subject: Re: [arrl-odv:34321] Battleship Iowa / Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Waiver

 

Hi David

 

Thanks for this. Can you tell us why this is not already covered under 97.111(5)?

 

It seems like that would be a catch all for these kinds of operations?

 

Thanks

Ria

 

From: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org> on behalf of david davidsiddall-law.com <david@davidsiddall-law.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2022 12:30:40 PM
To: arrl-odv <arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org>
Subject: [arrl-odv:34321] Battleship Iowa / Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Waiver

 

ODV,

 

This morning the FCC Granted a waiver that permits amateurs to contact the military station operating aboard the Battleship Iowa during observances of Pearl Harbor Day, Dec. 6 – 7, 2022.   This is cross-band operation.  In any ARRL communication amateurs might be reminded to monitor their transmit frequency as well as the ship station’s (out-of-band) frequency to protect against inadvertently interfering with other amateur communications. 

 

73, Dave K3ZJ

 

David R. Siddall

Managing Partner

DS Law, PLLC

1629 K St. NW, Ste 300

Washington, DC 20006

direct: +1 202 559 4690

 

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