SB QST @ ARL $ARLB030   
   ARLB030 New Rules Governing Vanity, Club Station Call Signs to Take   
   Effect February 14   
      
   ZCZC AG30   
   QST de W1AW     
   ARRL Bulletin 30  ARLB030   
   From ARRL Headquarters     
   Newington CT  December 16, 2010   
   To all radio amateurs    
      
   SB QST ARL ARLB030   
   ARLB030 New Rules Governing Vanity, Club Station Call Signs to Take   
   Effect February 14   
      
   On Wednesday, December 15, new rules affecting vanity and club   
   station call signs within the Amateur Radio Service were published   
   in the Federal Register. They can be found in PDF format at,   
   http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-31349.pdf.  These new   
   rules will go into effect on February 14, 2011.   
      
   Thirteen months ago, the FCC announced its intention of modifying   
   Part 97 as it applies to the vanity call sign system and club   
   station call signs, aligning the rules to prior Commission   
   decisions. Last month, the Commission released a Report and Order   
   (R&O), outlining its decision. Along with the changes to the call   
   sign rules, the FCC made "certain minor, non-substantive amendments"   
   to portions of Part 97.   
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