Tag: fcc

  • MARS/CAP Mods on the Yaesu FT-857D: What They Actually Do and Where the Legal Line Sits

    Part of our The Yaesu FT-857D: The Complete Guide. What a MARS/CAP Mod Actually Is I cover what a MARS/CAP mod actually is, the DoD and Civil Air Patrol programs behind it, and the legal reality of transmitting on the frequencies it unlocks in What Is a MARS/CAP Mod? The short version for the 857D…

  • Understanding FCC Enforcement: What Actually Happens If You Violate Part 97

    The FCC does still enforce Part 97. Here is what the actual escalation path looks like.

  • Technician’s Expanded HF Phone Privileges: What’s Actually Been Proposed

    Part of our Getting Licensed guide. I see some version of this question in beginner forums constantly: did Technicians just get more HF privileges? The short answer, as of today, is no. What exists is a long running ARRL petition asking the FCC to expand Technician HF privileges, not an adopted rule change. I want…

  • FCC Cracks Down on Linked GMRS Repeaters: What the Notice of Violation Means for You

    The FCC just did something it has never done before: it issued a formal Notice of Violation against a GMRS repeater operator for internet linking. If you have been following the linking debate in the GMRS community, this is the moment the argument stopped being theoretical. What Happened On August 5, 2026, the FCC’s Enforcement…

  • 1912: The Radio Act and the Birth of Licensed Amateur Radio

    Part of our The Evolution of Amateur Radio timeline series. The sinking of the Titanic in April 1912 is usually credited as the tipping point that forced Congress’s hand, though the interference problems from a decade of unregulated wireless had already been building pressure for years. Whatever the final push was, the result was the…

  • 1934: How the FCC Took Over Amateur Radio Regulation

    Part of our The Evolution of Amateur Radio timeline series. By the early 1930s, amateur radio had already changed regulatory hands once, from the Department of Commerce to the newly formed Federal Radio Commission under the Radio Act of 1927. That arrangement didn’t last long either. In 1934, Congress passed the Communications Act, creating the…

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