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[KB6NU] FCC Seeks Comments on Petition to Grant Lifetime Amateur Radio Licenses
KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog /////////////////////////////////////////// FCC Seeks Comments on Petition to Grant Lifetime Amateur Radio Licenses Posted: 25 Feb 2016 11:41 AM PST http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kb6nu...m_medium=email What do you think? Should amateur radio licenses be granted for life? Im against it for several reasons, one of them being inactive hams andÂ*Â*SKs mayÂ*never be removed from the database, thus skewing the numbers. If anything, I think that the term should be reduced to five years, especially now that there is no cost for a license and renewal is quick and easy online..Dan ZCZC AG08 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 8 ARLB008 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT February 24, 2016 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB008 ARLB008 FCC Seeks Comments on Petition to Grant Lifetime Amateur Radio Licenses The FCC is seeking comments on a Petition for Rule Making (RM 11760 available on the web at, http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/view?id=60001333714 ) that asks the FCC to grant lifetime Amateur Radio licenses. Mark F. Krotz, N7MK, of Mesa, Arizona, filed his request with the FCC last November. He wants the FCC to revise Part 97.25 of its rules to indicate that Amateur Radio licenses are granted for the holders lifetime, instead of for the current 10 year term. Krotz noted that the General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL) already is issued on a lifetime basis, and he maintained that not having to renew licenses would lighten the FCCs workload. It would be mutually beneficial for the FCC and Amateur Radio operators to update Part 97 to grant operator licenses for lifetime, Krotz said in his filing. The FCC would benefit by reducing administrative costs. In 2014 the FCC granted lifetime credit for examination elements 3 and 4, but applicants seeking relicensing under that provision still must pass examination element 2. Individuals may submit commentsÂ*via the FCCs Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). NNNN /EX The post FCC Seeks Comments on Petition to Grant Lifetime Amateur Radio Licenses appeared first on KB6NUs Ham Radio Blog. |
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