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   ARRL Bulletin 7  ARLB007   
   From ARRL Headquarters    
   Newington CT  February 24, 2022   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB QST ARL ARLB007   
   ARLB007 FCC: Amateur Service Licensees May Not Use Radio Equipment   
   to Commit Criminal Acts   
      
   The FCC Enforcement Bureau has re-issued an earlier reminder that   
   licensees in the Amateur Radio Service, as well as licensees and   
   operators in the Personal Radio Services are prohibited from using   
   radios in those services to commit or facilitate criminal acts. The   
   FCC did not indicate what, if anything, prompted the renewed   
   Enforcement Advisory or if it was just a routine announcement.   
      
   The Enforcement Advisory can be found in PDF format online at,   
   https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-22-181A1.pdf .   
      
   "The Bureau recognizes that these services can be used for a wide   
   range of permitted and socially beneficial purposes, including   
   emergency communications and speech that is protected under the   
   First Amendment of the US Constitution," the FCC said. "Amateur and   
   Personal Radio Services, however, may not be used to commit or   
   facilitate crimes."   
      
   As it did in advisories in 2021, the Enforcement Bureau is reminding   
   amateur licensees that they may not transmit, "communications   
   intended to facilitate a criminal act" or "messages encoded for the   
   purpose of obscuring their meaning."   
      
   "Likewise, individuals operating radios in the Personal Radio   
   Services, a category that includes Citizens Band radios, Family   
   Radio Service walkie-talkies, and General Mobile Radio Service, are   
   prohibited from using those radios "in connection with any activity   
   which is against Federal, State or local law.   
      
   "Individuals using radios in the Amateur or Personal Radio Services   
   in this manner may be subject to severe penalties, including   
   significant fines, seizure of the offending equipment, and, in some   
   cases, criminal prosecution.   
      
   "To report a crime, contact your local law enforcement office or the   
   FBI," the FCC advised.   
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