FCC issues first waiver for government-sponsored disaster drill

On October 27, the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) granted the first waiver that allows radio amateurs who participate in a government-sponsored emergency preparedness and disaster drill to communicate on behalf of their employers during the drill.

The waiver request was made on behalf of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. That state conducted a full-scale exercise on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from 8
AM-5 PM (EDT) to test their emergency response to the possible release of chemical agents at Blue Grass Army Depot, located near Richmond, Kentucky.

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