FCC - "AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE TEMPORARY WAIVER - DA-20-963A1"

Title: AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE TEMPORARY WAIVER - DA-20-963A1 Source: FCC Data/Action: Texts Date: 8/27/2020 Text Preview: ...permitted by section 97.307(f) of the Commission's rules, in order to facilitate hurricane relief communications within the continental United States.1 For the... ...hurricane relief via High Frequency Amateur Radio using PACTOR 4 modems in communications within the Continental United States relative to impending Hurricane Laura.6 ARRL states that Section 97.307(f) of the Commission's Rules prevents the use of PACTOR 4 emissions, which is a data protocol that permits relatively high-speed data transmission in the High Frequency (HF) bands and many Amateur stations active in emergency communications preparedness are capable of using. They also point out that the past FCC temporary waivers have allowed this protocol in similar events including Hurricane... ...Hurricane Dorian. 5. ARRL also states that trained amateur radio operators with communications equipment in the southeastern United States are actively preparing to assist radio amateurs involved with the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) working with federal, state and local emergency management officials to assist with disaster relief communications in anticipation of the arrival on the Gulf Coast of Hurricane...