Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1650 - March 27 2009
 
RADIO LAW: YOU DO NOT NEED TO SHOW THE PAPER ON THE WALL
 
The FCC has denied a request from Thomas Baldwin, KA6ZPY, of Anaheim, 
California, who wanted a rule that would force all radio amateurs to 
post their original license document at the operating position for the 
licensee's station. In denying his petition, the FCC noted that this 
was a requirement until 1994. It was eliminated when the Part 97 rules 
were amended to authorize operation of an amateur station on the basis 
of the licensee data appearing in the amateur service licensee 
database.
 
The FCC says that the change was made in order to eliminate the delay 
between the time a license is granted and the time that the licensee 
may begin to operate. Another reason for the rule change was that it 
is no longer necessary to require the license document to be 
immediately available because a licensee's authorization now can be 
confirmed by the information in the licensing database. The FCC did 
note that there is no rule that prevents licensees from posting their 

license should they so desire. (FCC)