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Daily Digest
Federal Communications Commission
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Vol. 41 No. 186
News media information 202 / 418-0500
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September 27, 2022
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AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE. Granted the Temporary Waiver for Hurricane Relief. Action by: Deputy Chief, Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted: 2022-09-27 by ORDER. (DA No. 22-1011). WTB. DA-22-1011A1.docx<https://docs.fcc.gov/
public/attachments/DA-22-1011A1.docx> DA-22-1011A1.pdf<https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-22-1011A1.pdf> DA-22-1011A1.txt<https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-22-1011A1.txt>

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1. Introduction. We have before us a request filed by the American Radio Relay League
(ARRL) for a temporary 60-day waiver to permit amateur data transmissions at a higher symbol rate than
currently is permitted by section 97.307(f) of the Commission's rules, in order to facilitate hurricane relief

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rate at which the carrier waveform amplitude, frequency, and/or phase is varied to transmit
information2--for high frequency (HF) amateur radioteletype (RTTY)/data transmissions as follows to
300 bauds for frequencies below 28 MHz (except the 60 meter band), and 1200 bauds in the 10 meter (28-
29.7 MHz) band.3 The digital code used to encode the signal being transmitted must be one of the codes
specified in section 97.309(a) of the Commission's rules, but an amateur station transmitting a RTTY or
data emission using one of the specified digital codes may use any technique whose technical

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3. ARRL seeks this waiver for those licensed radio amateurs who are directly involved with
Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) and other communication support groups working with
Federal, state and local emergency management officials.5 ARRL requests a 60-day waiver, subject to
extension. ARRL states that Section 97.307(f) of the Commission's Rules prevents the use of certain
protocols capable of higher data rate emissions in the High Frequency (HF) bands that many Amateur
stations active in emergency communications preparedness are capable of using. ARRL also points out

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Telecommunications Bureau (September 25, 2022 21:32 EDT) (Waiver Request); see 47 CFR § 97.307(f).
2Amendment of Part 97 of the Commission's Amateur Radio Service Rules to Permit Greater Flexibility in Data
Communications, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 31 FCC Rcd 8485, 8485, para. 1 (2016) (Baud Rate NPRM).

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areas of the United States.
4. ARRL's request also states that trained amateur radio operators are working with
emergency management officials and relief organizations to assist with disaster relief communications in

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recently hit by Hurricane Fiona and Hurricane Ian is predicted to cause significant damage, including
disruption to electricity and communications services. Thus, to accommodate amateur radio operators
assisting in the recovery efforts, we grant the ARRL's waiver request for the period of 60 days from the
date of this Order to operate in any parts of the United States and it territories impacted by hurricanes.
The waiver is limited to amateur radio operators in the United States and its territories using publicly
documented data protocols that are compatible with FCC rules, with the exception of the data rate limit

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