ARRL Seeks Waiver for Pearl Harbor Commemoration

ARRL sought a waiver of the FCC’s Part 97 rules to allow cross-band communications with stations authorized to use federal government frequencies, during an event commemorating the Pearl Harbor attack. “Tests such as those proposed provide opportunities to train operators and test two-way communications capabilities between military communicators and radio stations in the Amateur Radio Service,” said a filing posted Monday: “Such tests challenge the operators to demonstrate individual technical skills in a controlled exercise scenario.”