ARLA/CLUSTER: FCC solicita comentários para duas novas propostas para aumento dos privilégios das licenças de radioamadores nos EUA

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

FCC requesting comments on two ham radio license proposals

The ARRL reports the FCC has invited public comments on two separate
proposals on amateur radio licensing

One is the ARRL’s 2018 Petition for Rule Making, now designated as
RM-11828, which asks the FCC to expand HF privileges for Technician
licensees to include limited phone privileges on 75, 40, and 15
meters, plus RTTY and digital mode privileges on 80, 40, 15, and 10
meters. Interested parties have 30 days to comment. The Technician
enhancement proposals stemmed from the recommendations of the ARRL
Board of Directors’ Entry-Level License Committee, which explored
various initiatives and gauged member opinions in 2016 and 2017.

The ARRL is proposing Technician holders have 200 watts PEP output in
the additional allocations.

RM-11828 - Expanded Technician HF allocations
https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/1022823795806/
2018%20Entry%20Level%
20License%20PRM%20FINAL.pdf

Read the full ARRL story at
http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-invites-comments-on-arrl-technician-enhancement-proposal

The USA Technician license may be considered the equivalent of UK
Foundation. Short one-day training courses are available and the
license currently permits 200 watts output in part of four HF bands
and holders have full access to all amateur bands from 50 MHz up to
the Terra-Hertz region with up to 1,500 watts PEP output.

The other proposal is RM-11829, asking the FCC to create a “Tyro”
license class that would require a minimal online examination as well
as mentoring by an Amateur Radio licensee of Technician class or
higher. A “tyro” is a novice or a beginner. The petition was filed in
August of 2017 by Gary A. Hampton, AD0WU, of Longmont, Colorado.

RM-11829 Tyro License proposal
https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/1017012525292/17101303-3.pdf

Read the full ARRL story at
http://www.arrl.org/news/tyro-license-proposal-now-open-for-public-comment

The Tyro license has echos of the US amateur radio Communicator Class
license proposed in 1974 (FCC Docket 20284) for operation in the 220
MHz band.