SB QST @ ARL $ARLB029 ARLB029 COMMUNICATIONS EMERGENCY DECLARED ZCZC AG29 QST de W1AW ARRL Bulletin 29 ARLB029 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT May 4, 1999 To all radio amateurs SB QST ARL ARLB029 ARLB029 COMMUNICATIONS EMERGENCY DECLARED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF SECTION 97.401 OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION'S RULES AND REGULATIONS, (47 C.F.R. PART 97) A COMMUNICATIONS EMERGENCY IS DECLARED TO EXIST IN THE OKLAHOMA AREA DUE TO THE VIOLENT TORNADOES AND EXPECTED SEVERE WEATHER, REQUIRING THE PROTECTION OF AMATEUR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION FREQUENCIES. AMATEURS ARE REQUIRED TO REFRAIN FROM USING 3900 KHZ FROM NOW UNTIL MAY 7 AT 2100 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. ALSO, AMATEURS ARE REQUIRED TO REFRAIN FROM USING 7285 KHZ FOR THE SAME TIME FRAME. BOTH FREQUENCIES ARE PROTECTED PLUS OR MINUS 3 KHZ UNLESS AMATEURS ARE TAKING PART IN THE HANDLING OF EMERGENCY TRAFFIC. THIS ORDER IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. ARLAN K. VAN DOORN DEPUTY CHIEF COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATION BUREAU FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC. NNNN /EX