Thursday, December 1, 2022

FCC OKs Ham-Military QSOs for Pearl Harbor Day

The FCC has approved an ARRL request to permit contacts to be made between amateur stations and military stations in commemoration of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on December 6 and 7. 

Pursuant to a waiver issued on December 1, participating amateur stations may monitor military stations on 14,375, 18,170 and 21,460 kHz, adjacent to the 20, 17, and 15-meter amateur bands, and respond on amateur frequencies. Transmissions may only be made in response to requests from event organizers and are limited to the period of 9:00 AM EST (1400 UTC) December 6 to 8:59 PM EST December 7 (0159 UTC December 8), 2022.