ARLA/CLUSTER: ARRL pede à FCC que clarifique as regras para a modificação dos equipamentos dos radioamadores

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

ARRL asks FCC to clarify rules on modifying equipment

The ARRL has asked the FCC to make clear that Amateur Radio licensees may
modify non-amateur equipment for use on Amateur Radio frequencies

Some hams have expressed concerns that recently proposed rules would
inhibit post-sale modification of Wi-Fi equipment, now sometimes altered
for use on Amateur Radio frequencies. The ARRL made its point in comments
filed on October 8 on a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in ET Docket
15-170 and RM-11673. The proceeding mostly addresses proposed amendments to
FCC rules regarding authorization of RF equipment.

“The Commission should clarify…that the ability of licensed radio amateurs
to modify and adapt non-amateur equipment for use in the Amateur Service is
beneficial, is permitted, and is not restricted by any rule of general
applicability adopted in this proceeding,� the League said in its comments.
The ARRL said proposed rules requiring manufacturers to include security
features to prevent network devices from being modified were “problematic,�
to the extent that they would preclude hams from adapting network equipment
for ham radio applications.

“The Amateur Radio Service has a very long tradition of modification and
adaptation of commercial communications equipment,� the ARRL’s comments
pointed out. Amateur licensees should be permitted to modify any previously
authorized equipment for use under Amateur Service rules, the League
asserted. The proceeding attracted many comments regarding this aspect of
the proceeding, although the proposed rules differ only slightly from the
current rules.

The ARRL also urged the FCC not to apply any limitations proposed for
Software Defined Radios to SDRs intended for use exclusively in the Amateur
Radio Service, “as has been the policy for the past 10 years.�

Source
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-asks-fcc-to-clarify-that-hams-may-modify-non-amateur-gear-for-amateur-use

FCC considering proposal to lock down computing devices (routers, PCs,
phones, SDRs) to prevent modification
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2015/august/
fcc_proposes_ban_on_sdr_radios_and_more.htm
<http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2015/august/fcc_proposes_ban_on_sdr_radios_and_more.htm>
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