FCC denies petition seeking to
require licensed radio repairers

The FCC has turned down a June 2003 Petition for Rule Making filed by Dale Reich, K8AD, of Seville, Ohio, asking the Commission to permit only licensed commercial radio operators to maintain and repair radios operating under
Part 90, 95 and 97 rules, which would have included the Amateur Radio Service.

The FCC's December 1 Order denied Reich's latest petition for failing to demonstrate that such a requirement would be in the public interest or that unauthorized radio modification is enough of a problem to require such action.

The Commission also deemed Reich's petition "procedurally defective" because he failed to provide text for the various
modifications to the five FCC rule parts his petition covers.

The FCC last year denied a similar petition from Reich requesting the Commission to require licensing of technicians who program frequencies for radios operating under Parts 90, 95 and 97.

Source: ARRL Letter - courtesy of The American Radio Relay League

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