
The cost of requesting or renewing a vanity call sign is likely to go
up by 20 cents when the new federal fiscal year begins on September 1. In a
Notice of Proposed Rule Making issued in May, the Commission proposed raising
the current $15 fee for a ten-year license term to $15.20.
The FCC has ordered a Nebraska-based online retailer to stop
advertising, marketing and selling modified CB sets and non-certified RF
amplifiers for the 12- and 10-meter amateur bands. The ARRL Letter says ePowerAmps of Omaha was given 30 days to confirm compliance with
the order or face possible fines or equipment seizure.