The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) received a complaint from the Stafford County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office (Sheriff) concerning interference to the Stafford County P25 public safety radio communications system (Stafford County System) operating countywide on certain exclusively licensed radio frequencies. In June 2024, Agents from the Columbia, Maryland Field Office ...
FCC Notice of Unlicensed Operation and Interfering with a Public Safety ...
High-Stakes Fox Hunting: The FCC’s Radio Intelligence Division In World War II With few exceptions, amateur radio is a notably sedentary pursuit. Yes, some hams will set up in a national or state park for a “Parks on the Air” activation, and particularly energetic…
The FCC website isn't famous for its reliability. As they said, "Please check back later."
Revised FCC Form 605 Will Ask Applicants A revised FCC Form 605 — Quick-Form Application for Authorization in the Ship, Aircraft, Amateur, Restricted and Commercial Operator, and General Mobile Radio Services — going into effect in September will ask all applicants to indicate if they have been convicted of or pled guilty to a felony.
They should try FM, and maybe petition the FCC for approval to run more power. Were it to become a consumer band, it would be trivial to overlay FHSS operation and turn those channels into many talk groups and get much more utility from them. Simplex probably the best case solution as repeaters are going be tricky due to noise variability.
Proposal to FCC for VHF Low Band Channels on GMRS and FRS
According to this popular YouTuber, the FCC is finally taking action to end the practice of linking GMRS repeaters. It should be noted that it is common practice for the FCC to not publicly release information when conducting enforcement actions. Even when a rogue BDA jammed my public safety...