April 2021 Volunteer Monitor Program Report Released
05/13/2021
The Volunteer Monitor (VM) Program is a joint initiative between ARRL and FCC to enhance compliance in the Amateur Radio Service.
A General class renewal applicant withdrew his application after FCC notice that the renewal application would be held up pending review of Volunteer Monitor complaints. As a consequence, the Quakertown, Pennsylvania, applicant has no operating privileges.
Twenty-one operators in 14 states received Advisories because of their operation in the March CQ World Wide DX Contest. While making contacts with VC3T and VC2W, their LSB signals extended below 7.125 MHz, which is the lower limit of the 40-meter amateur phone band.
Volunteer Monitors participated in a nationwide training program on April 7 that was conducted by ARRL and the FCC.
The Volunteer Monitor Coordinator had two meetings in April with FCC Enforcement Bureau personnel. The totals for VM monitoring in March were 1,394 hours on HF frequencies and 2,515 hours on VHF and above frequencies.
— Thanks to Volunteer Monitor Coordinator Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH
