FCC Web Documents citing 97.503

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• http://fcc.gov/pshs/techtopics/techtopics13.html
  • are licensed users who operate radio communications as a hobby or a voluntary service running within amateur radio frequencies allocated by the FCC^[76]4. To acquire an amateur radio license, individuals are required to pass a licensing exam that proves the individual possesses the operational and technical qualifications required to properly perform the duties of an amateur service licensee [47 CFR 97.503]. Currently, individuals may qualify for three classes of operator license: Technician, General and Amateur Extra. When normal communications systems are not available, amateur stations may make transmissions necessary to provide essential communication needs in connection with the immediate safety of human life and immediate protection of property [47 CFR 97.403]. This provision of emergency communications is regulated by Part 97,
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  • should specify topics and organize questions by topic, if this function was necessary, in order to allow material included on amateur radio operator examinations to be revised in a much more timely fashion than could be accomplished by a rulemaking procedural process. Accordingly, since 2000, the Commission has allowed the QPC to specify examination topics. Additionally, the Commission revised Section 97.503 of our Rules to remove the specific topics and algorithms that VEs were required to use in preparing written examinations. Petitions. PRARL and FISTS propose that we require that improved technical and operating skills be demonstrated in the written examinations for the Technician and General Class operator licenses. FISTS states that the Amateur Extra Class written examination was once considered
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  • authority pursuant to Sections 0.131 and 0.331 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.131, 0.331. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Scot Stone Deputy Chief, Mobility Division Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Petition for Proposed changes in 47 CFR Part 97 Section 97.523 (filed April 21, 2008) (Petition). 47 C.F.R. § 97.523. Petition at 2, 4-5. 47 C.F.R. § 97.501. See 47 C.F.R. § 97.503. See Petition at 2-3. See id. at 4-5. Id. at 1. The NCVEC approves a uniform national database of multiple-choice questions and answers, and periodically updates the question pools to ensure that they continue to reflect current technology. See 1998 Biennial Review - Amendment of Part 97 of the Commission's Amateur Service Rules, Report and Order, WT Docket No. 98-143,
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  • Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 47 C.F.R. § 97.505(a). See Waiver Request dated July 6, 2011 from Anchorage VEC to Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Request). See Petition for Rule Making dated April 9, 2011, RM-11629. The Commission sought comment on the rulemaking petition, see Public Notice, Report No. 2930 (CGB rel. April 27, 2011), which remains pending. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 97.501, 97.503. See 47 C.F.R. § 97.21(b). See 47 C.F.R. § 97.505(a). A holder of an expired Technician Class operator license granted before March 21, 1987 receives credit for examination element 3. See 47 C.F.R. § 97.505(a)(4). Element 3 is the examination element needed to upgrade from a Technician Class to a General Class operator license. See 47 C.F.R. § 97.501(b), (c).
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  • amateur operator license that 147 C.F.R. § 97.505(a). 2See Waiver Request dated July 6, 2011 from Anchorage VEC to Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Request). 3SeePetition for Rule Making dated April 9, 2011, RM-11629. The Commission sought comment on the rulemaking petition, see Public Notice, Report No. 2930 (CGB rel. April 27, 2011), which remains pending. 4See 47 C.F.R. §§ 97.501, 97.503. 5See 47 C.F.R. § 97.21(b). 6See 47 C.F.R. § 97.505(a). 7A holder of an expired Technician Class operator license granted before March 21, 1987 receives credit for examination element 3. See 47 C.F.R. § 97.505(a)(4). Element 3 is the examination element needed to upgrade from a Technician Class to a General Class operator license. See 47 C.F.R. § 97.501(b), (c).
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  • license grant and for each change in operator class. Each applicant for the class of operator license grant specified below must pass, or otherwise receive examination credit for, the following examination elements: (a) Amateur Extra Class operator: Elements 1, 2, 3, and 4; (b) General Class operator: Elements 1, 2, and 3; (c) Technician Class operator: Element 2. 11. Section 97.503 is amended by removing paragraph (c) and revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows: § 97.503 Element standards. A telegraphy examination must be sufficient to prove that the examinee has the ability to -9, period, comma, question mark, slant mark, and prosigns AR, BT, and SK. Element 1: 5 words per minute A written examination must be such
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  • adoption of the 1951 License Structure Decision, the amateur service operator license classes, in ascending order of frequency privileges, were Novice, Technician, Conditional or General, Advanced, and Amateur Extra Class Id. Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 323 ¶ 15. Duran Petition at 1. Id. at 2; see also Comments of Larry Walsh at 1. 47 C.F.R. §§ 97.501, 97.503(b)(3). Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 323 n.55. Id. at 327 ¶ 21. This documentation is usually either a Technician Class license issued before February 14, 1991, a Certificate of Successful Completion of Examination showing credit for telegraphy examination Element 1(A), or a Technician Plus Class operator license issued by the Commission. Additionally, the Commission's amateur service licensing records
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  • should specify topics and organize questions by topic, if this function was necessary, in order to allow material included on amateur radio operator examinations to be revised in a much more timely fashion than could be accomplished by a rulemaking procedural process. Accordingly, since 2000, the Commission has allowed the QPC to specify examination topics. Additionally, the Commission revised Section 97.503 of our Rules to remove the specific topics and algorithms that VEs were required to use in preparing written examinations. Petitions. PRARL and FISTS propose that we require that improved technical and operating skills be demonstrated in the written examinations for the Technician and General Class operator licenses. FISTS states that the Amateur Extra Class written examination was once considered
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-06-149A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-06-149A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-06-149A1.txt
  • Alvin Berglund Comments at 1. See ARRL Comments at 5-6. See Amendment of Part 97 of the Commission's Rules To Implement WRC-03 Regulations Applicable to Requirements for Operator Licenses in the Amateur Radio Service, Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Order, WT Docket No. 05-235, 20 FCC Rcd 13247, 13251 ¶ 8 (2005) (WRC-03 Implementation NPRM). See 47 C.F.R. § 97.503. In the amateur service license structure, an individual advances to a higher class of operator license by passing examinations that demonstrate increased telegraphy proficiency and/or more technical expertise than what the individual's present license class requires. See, e.g., Donald B. Chester Comments at 3; James P. Wilhite Comments at 1; Steve Bockman Comments at 1; Ron Pieman Comments at 1.
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  • Alvin Berglund Comments at 1. See ARRL Comments at 5-6. See Amendment of Part 97 of the Commission's Rules To Implement WRC-03 Regulations Applicable to Requirements for Operator Licenses in the Amateur Radio Service, Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Order, WT Docket No. 05-235, 20 FCC Rcd 13247, 13251 ¶ 8 (2005) (WRC-03 Implementation NPRM). See 47 C.F.R. § 97.503. In the amateur service license structure, an individual advances to a higher class of operator license by passing examinations that demonstrate increased telegraphy proficiency and/or more technical expertise than what the individual's present license class requires. See, e.g., Donald B. Chester Comments at 3; James P. Wilhite Comments at 1; Steve Bockman Comments at 1; Ron Pieman Comments at 1.
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  • Plus Class: * * * * * 4. Section 97.501 is amended by revising paragraph (a) and (b) to read as follows: § 97.501 Qualifying for an amateur operator license. * * * * * (a) Amateur Extra Class operator: Elements 2, 3, and 4; (b) General Class operator: Elements 2 and 3; * * * * * 5. Section 97.503 is amended by removing paragraph (a), redesignating paragraph (b) as an undesignated introductory paragraph, and redesignating paragraphs (b)(1)-(3) as paragraphs (a)-(c), respectively. 6. Section 97.505 is amended by removing paragraphs (a)(4), (a)(5), (a)(7), and (a)(9), redesignating paragraphs (a)(6) as (a)(5) and (a)(8) as (a)(4), and revising paragraphs (a)(1)-(a)(3) to read as follows: § 97.505 Element credit. (a) * * *
• http://transition.fcc.gov/pshs/techtopics/techtopics13.html
  • are licensed users who operate radio communications as a hobby or a voluntary service running within amateur radio frequencies allocated by the FCC^[76]4. To acquire an amateur radio license, individuals are required to pass a licensing exam that proves the individual possesses the operational and technical qualifications required to properly perform the duties of an amateur service licensee [47 CFR 97.503]. Currently, individuals may qualify for three classes of operator license: Technician, General and Amateur Extra. When normal communications systems are not available, amateur stations may make transmissions necessary to provide essential communication needs in connection with the immediate safety of human life and immediate protection of property [47 CFR 97.403]. This provision of emergency communications is regulated by Part 97,
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  • in excess of the limits contained in § 1.1310 of this chapter, the licensee must take action to prevent such an occurrence. Further information on evaluating compliance with these limits can be found in the FCC's OST/OET Bulletin Number 65, "Evaluation Compliance with FCC-Specified Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Radiation." Federal Communications Commission FCC 96-326 _________________________________________ 104 3. Section 97.503 is amended by revising paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3), and adding paragraph (c)(10) to read as follows: § 97.503 Element standards. * * * * * (b) * * * (1) Element 2: 35 questions concerning the privileges of a Novice Class operator license. The minimum passing score is 26 questions answered correctly. (2) Element 3(A): 30 questions concerning the
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  • license grant and for each change in operator class. Each applicant for the class of operator license grant specified below must pass, or otherwise receive examination credit for, the following examination elements: (a) Amateur Extra Class operator: Elements 1, 2, 3, and 4; (b) General Class operator: Elements 1, 2, and 3; (c) Technician Class operator: Element 2. 11. Section 97.503 is amended by removing paragraph (c) and revising paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows: § 97.503 Element standards. A telegraphy examination must be sufficient to prove that the examinee has the ability to -9, period, comma, question mark, slant mark, and prosigns AR, BT, and SK. Element 1: 5 words per minute A written examination must be such
• http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/techtopics/techtopics13.html
  • are licensed users who operate radio communications as a hobby or a voluntary service running within amateur radio frequencies allocated by the FCC^[76]4. To acquire an amateur radio license, individuals are required to pass a licensing exam that proves the individual possesses the operational and technical qualifications required to properly perform the duties of an amateur service licensee [47 CFR 97.503]. Currently, individuals may qualify for three classes of operator license: Technician, General and Amateur Extra. When normal communications systems are not available, amateur stations may make transmissions necessary to provide essential communication needs in connection with the immediate safety of human life and immediate protection of property [47 CFR 97.403]. This provision of emergency communications is regulated by Part 97,