FCC Announces Intent to Delete Minor Part 97 Provisions

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FCC Announces Intent to Delete Minor Part 97 Provisions

As part of a much larger overhaul focused on deleting almost 400 obsolete wireless regulations, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced plans to delete or modify four minor provisions of Part 97.

ARRL’s Washington Counsel has reviewed the proposal and agrees that the deletions are to obsolete rules and will have no impact on today’s modern Amateur Radio Service. One of the deletions was suggested by ARRL as part of an earlier FCC request for public input on rules ripe for deletion.

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Important Notice: Keep Clear of Emergency Frequencies During the Contest Weekend

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Important Notice: Keep Clear of Emergency Frequencies During the Contest Weekend

Tropical Storm Melissa is nearly stationary in Caribbean on Friday, October, 24, 2025. Forecasters warn it could quickly intensify, impacting Jamaica as a hurricane and causing catastrophic flooding and landslides Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) a group of licensed Amateur Radio Operators trained and organized to provide essential communications support to the National Hurricane Centre during times of hurricane emergencies, is carefully monitoring the storm’s development.

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Ofcom updates and SCC NoVs

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Following Ofcom’s recent implementation of Phases 2 and 3 of the amateur radio licence review, it has updated its main guidance document. Please ensure you use the October 2025 edition so that you are using the latest information.

Ofcom has also clarified to the RSGB that if you hold a Special Contest Callsign NoV and you change your individual or club callsign, the SCC NoV is still valid. This is because your Full Amateur Radio Licence reference number has not changed.

If you do hold an SCC NoV and you have changed your individual or club call sign, please send an email to scc@rsgb.org.uk stating your old call sign, your new call sign and your SCC, so the RSGB Contest Support Committee Chair Ian Pawson, G0FCT can update the issued SCC list.