09/09/2021

The Volunteer Monitor (VM[1]) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to enhance compliance in the
Amateur Radio Service.  This is the VM Program Report for August 2021.

o Licensees in Pawcatuck, Connecticut; Wamego, Kansas; Valley Cottage, New
York; Long Valley, New Jersey; Columbia, South Carolina, and Maryville,
Tennessee, were sent Advisory Notices concerning operation on frequencies that
were set aside for Haiti earthquake emergency communications by the
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 2 Emergency Coordinator.

o Licensees in Prineville, Winston, Silver Lake, and Roseburg, Oregon;
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Houston, Texas, were sent Advisory Notices
concerning failure to identify, as required by Section 97.119(a) of the FCC
Amateur Radio Service, pursuant to a nationwide rule compliance review of
operations on 3.819 MHz and 3.953 MHz.

o A former licensee in Seabrook, Texas, was sent an Advisory Notice
concerning operation with an expired license.

o An FT8 operator in Orion, Michigan, was sent to an Advisory Notice
reminding him of the 200 W power limit on 30 meters.

o A licensee in New Caney, Texas, was sent a final notice that his case was
being referred to the FCC for license revocation or deletion of voice
privileges from his license.

o A Good Operator commendation was sent to an operator in Roseville,
California, for Exemplary Amateur Procedure on May 21, 2021, during the
40-meter California Rescue Communications Net.

The revised total for VM monitoring in July was 5,746 hours - the highest
number of hours monitored since the inception of the VM Program.

The IT staff at ARRL Headquarters completed work on an automated system for
Volunteer Monitors to report monthly monitoring hours and Incident Reports. -
Thanks to Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, Volunteer Monitor Program Administrator 

[1] https://www.arrl.org/volunteer-monitor-program

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