On 2025-10-26 4:18 PM, Rick NK7I wrote:
And ignoring popular beliefs, the ARRL has ZERO enforcement ability
or skills; that is the SOLE domain of the FCC (in the US). And
more, whilemuch of the US government is shut down, enforcement seems
unlikely; it’s sparse in the best of times.
The ONLY thing the ARRL can do, inform the FCC of their findings.
Exactly like anyone else. ARRL is given preferential treatment, but
no special permissions. A note from them, means nothing legally.
As part of reorganizing ARRL's Official Observers into the FCC Amatuer
Auxiliary, the memorandum of understanding gave the Amateur Auxiliary
limited delegated enforcement authority. Those enforcement actions are
subject to Commission review and approval but even a notification of
apparent violation by AA can have a negative impact on a licensee.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2025-10-26 4:18 PM, Rick NK7I wrote:
And ignoring popular beliefs, the ARRL has ZERO enforcement ability or skills;
that is the SOLE domain of the FCC (in the US). And more, while much of the US
government is shut down, enforcement seems unlikely; it’s sparse in the best of
times.
The ONLY thing the ARRL can do, inform the FCC of their findings. Exactly like
anyone else. ARRL is given preferential treatment, but no special permissions.
A note from them, means nothing legally.
I’ve previously suggested that transit frequency be one of the contest required
score form, filing elements (computer scoring by those running the contest) for
cross check.
Out of class or out of band/s, NO contest score. Make all that time and effort
pointless, which should cause more attention to the legal aspects of operating.
Ditto for DXing (longer duration contesting?); out of class/band, that contact
doesn’t count towards any award.
Both are easily entered into the ADIF file (or Cabrillo if still used).
73,
Rick nk7i
On Oct 26, 2025, at 12:49 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV via Elecraft
<[email protected]> wrote:
Actually, ARRL's Amateur Auxiliary (Official Observer corps as
reconstituted a few years ago) *should* be doing that kind of
thing. Unfortunately, the ARRL CEO is so incompetent that he
provides little effective leadership so what ARRL does is done
poorly and without concern for the membership.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2025-10-26 3:23 PM, David Gilbert via Elecraft wrote:
Yes, that's annoying, but you're assuming that the FCC has both the inclination
and the resources to pursue violations like that. I think they have shown for a
long time now that they have neither.
Dave AB7E
On 10/26/2025 12:12 PM, Al Lorona via Elecraft wrote:
If I were the FCC, I would camp out on or near 7.125 MHz on Saturday during the
CQ WW Phone contest and start logging the calls of all the US operators calling
DX stations there. (If you call on that frequency on LSB, you're illegally
transmitting out-of-band.)
Just between the 1st and 7th innings of the baseball game yesterday, I logged
30 stations who did exactly that: they all called IP9C on 7,125.5. I'm sure
there were many more.
I have no idea whether the scoring committee disallows contacts made this way,
or whether that's even checked. Certainly, those stations should not get credit
for the illegal contacts.
W6LX said that.
Al W6LX
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