FCC Web Documents citing 97.509

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  • to clarify that during certain emergencies the frequency segments available to RACES stations and amateur stations participating in RACES would be authorized pursuant to Part 214 of our Rules. We request comment on this proposal. Qualifying examination system rules. We propose to amend certain amateur radio test administration rules to conform to current practices. Specifically, we propose to eliminate Section 97.509(a) of our Rules, which requires a public announcement of test locations and times, because test locations and times are given adequate coverage on club and Volunteer-examiner Coordinator (VEC) websites, in newsletters, and in other media. We also note that requiring these public announcements serves no useful purpose when the examination location is not accessible to the general public (e.g., the
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  • unreasonable and unnecessary burden on VEs and overly complicate the examination system. For these reasons, we deny this request in the Speroni Petition. Repeating Failed Examination Elements Background. At an examination session, VEs administer examination elements to examinees who desire to obtain an amateur radio operator license or who desire to advance to a higher class of operator license. Section 97.509(h) of the Commission's Rules requires that, upon completion of each examination element, the administering VEs must immediately grade an examinee's answers. When an examinee does not qualify for an operator license or a higher class of operator license, the administering VEs must return the application document to the examinee and inform the examinee of the grade on the examination element.
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  • VE holding an Amateur Extra Class operator license. A telegraphy message or written question set may also be prepared for the following elements by a VE holding an operator license of the class indicated: (1) Element 3: Advanced Class operator. Elements 1 and 2: Advanced, General, or Technician (including Technician Plus) Class operators. * * * * * 14. Section 97.509 amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b)(3) to read as follows: § 97.509 Administering VE requirements. (a) Each examination for an amateur operator license must be administered by a team of at least 3 VEs at an examination session coordinated by a VEC. Before the session, the administering VEs or the VE session manager must ensure that a public announcement
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-01-108A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-01-108A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-01-108A1.txt
  • on the examinations, we noted in the Report and Order that the Question Pool Committee of the NCVECs has a better ability than we do to insure that the question pools reflect current technology. We believe that WAD II should address concerns about written examination element issues to the Question Pool Committee of the NCVEC. Repeating failed examination elements Section 97.509 of our rules contains administering VE requirements. These requirements are standards suggested by the amateur service community that balance the needs of VEs and examinees, and that ensure the integrity of the examination system. They are not intended to limit unreasonably the flexibility of VEs to accommodate examinees and therefore, do not specifically address many situations that occur in the
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  • to clarify that during certain emergencies the frequency segments available to RACES stations and amateur stations participating in RACES would be authorized pursuant to Part 214 of our Rules. We request comment on this proposal. Qualifying examination system rules. We propose to amend certain amateur radio test administration rules to conform to current practices. Specifically, we propose to eliminate Section 97.509(a) of our Rules, which requires a public announcement of test locations and times, because test locations and times are given adequate coverage on club and Volunteer-examiner Coordinator (VEC) websites, in newsletters, and in other media. We also note that requiring these public announcements serves no useful purpose when the examination location is not accessible to the general public (e.g., the
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-05-143A1.txt
  • unreasonable and unnecessary burden on VEs and overly complicate the examination system. For these reasons, we deny this request in the Speroni Petition. Repeating Failed Examination Elements Background. At an examination session, VEs administer examination elements to examinees who desire to obtain an amateur radio operator license or who desire to advance to a higher class of operator license. Section 97.509(h) of the Commission's Rules requires that, upon completion of each examination element, the administering VEs must immediately grade an examinee's answers. When an examinee does not qualify for an operator license or a higher class of operator license, the administering VEs must return the application document to the examinee and inform the examinee of the grade on the examination element.
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  • a paid duty status. These individuals are not receiving compensation for transmitting amateur service communications; rather, they are receiving compensation for services related to their disaster relief duties and in their capacities as emergency personnel. Qualifying Examination System Rules Public announcement requirements. Background. In the NPRM, the Commission sought comment on whether to delete the requirement set forth in Section 97.509(a) of our Rules that volunteer examiners (VEs) administering examinations, or the VE session manager, must ensure that a public announcement is made giving the location and time of the examination session. Specifically, the Commission sought comment on whether it should eliminate Section 97.509(a), given that test locations and times are given adequate coverage on club and Volunteer-Examiner Coordinator (VEC) websites,
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-06-149A1_Erratum.doc
  • a paid duty status. These individuals are not receiving compensation for transmitting amateur service communications; rather, they are receiving compensation for services related to their disaster relief duties and in their capacities as emergency personnel. Qualifying Examination System Rules Public announcement requirements. Background. In the NPRM, the Commission sought comment on whether to delete the requirement set forth in Section 97.509(a) of our Rules that volunteer examiners (VEs) administering examinations, or the VE session manager, must ensure that a public announcement is made giving the location and time of the examination session. Specifically, the Commission sought comment on whether it should eliminate Section 97.509(a), given that test locations and times are given adequate coverage on club and Volunteer-Examiner Coordinator (VEC) websites,
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  • license of the class indicated: (1) * * * (2) Element 2: Advanced, General, or Technician Plus Class operators. (b) * * * * * (c) Each written question set administered to an examinee for an amateur operator license must be prepared, or obtained from a supplier, by the administering VEs according to instructions from the coordinating VEC. 8. Section 97.509 is amended by removing paragraph (g), redesignating paragraphs (h)-(m) as paragraphs (g)-(l) respectively, and revising paragraph (f) to read as follows: § 97.509 Administering VE requirements. * * * * * (f) No examination that has been compromised shall be administered to any examinee. The same question set may not be re-administered to the same examinee. APPENDIX B List of
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  • for a new amateur service operator/primary station license and each application involving a change in operator class must be submitted to the volunteer examiners (VEs) administering the qualifying examination. See section 97.17(c) of this chapter. The VEs are required to submit the applications of persons passing their respective examinations for amateur operator licenses to the Volunteer-Examiner Coordinator (VEC). See section 97.509(m) of this chapter. All other applications for amateur service licenses must be submitted to FCC, 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245, or electronically filed via ULS. Feeable requests for vanity call signs must be filed in accordance with Section 0.401 of this chapter or electronically filed via ULS. .......................#. Section 1.914 is removed: Sec. 1.914.............[Removed] .......................#. New Section 1.915 is
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Notices/1998/fcc98025.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Notices/1998/fcc98025.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Notices/1998/fcc98025.wp
  • for a new amateur service operator/primary station license and each application involving a change in operator class must be submitted to the volunteer examiners (VEs) administering the qualifying examination. See section 97.17(c) of this chapter. The VEs are required to submit the applications of persons passing their respective examinations for amateur operator licenses to the Volunteer-Examiner Coordinator (VEC). See section 97.509(m) of this chapter. All other applications for amateur service licenses must be submitted to FCC, 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245, or electronically filed via ULS. Feeable requests for vanity call signs must be filed in accordance with Section 0.401 of this chapter or electronically filed via ULS. .......................#. Section 1.914 is removed: Sec. 1.914.............[Removed] .......................#. New Section 1.915 is
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/da000364.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/da000364.txt
  • VE holding an Amateur Extra Class operator license. A telegraphy message or written question set may also be prepared for the following elements by a VE holding an operator license of the class indicated: (1) Element 3: Advanced Class operator. Elements 1 and 2: Advanced, General, or Technician (including Technician Plus) Class operators. * * * * * 14. Section 97.509 amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b)(3) to read as follows: § 97.509 Administering VE requirements. (a) Each examination for an amateur operator license must be administered by a team of at least 3 VEs at an examination session coordinated by a VEC. Before the session, the administering VEs or the VE session manager must ensure that a public announcement