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**Released:** **January 5, 2001**

**WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCES AMATEUR SERVICE CLUB AND
MILITARY RECREATION STATION CALL SIGN ADMINISTRATORS**

On October 21, 1998, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted
a *Report and Order* reinstituting the use of volunteer organizations
for the purpose of processing applications for amateur radio service
club, military recreation, and radio amateur civil emergency service
(RACES) station licenses.[^1] A club station license is an amateur
service station license granted only to the trustee of an amateur
service club and authorizes the use of a specific call sign.[^2] A
military recreation station license is an amateur service station
license granted only to the person who is the license custodian
designated by the official in charge of the United States military
recreational premises where the station is situated and also authorizes
only the use of a specific call sign.[^3] A RACES station license is an
amateur service station license granted only to the person who is the
license custodian designated by the official responsible for the
governmental agency served by that civil defense organization and also
authorizes only the use of a specific call sign.[^4]

On January 3, 2000, we released a *Public Notice* announcing that
beginning March 1, 2000, we would accept requests from organizations
interested in processing applications for amateur service club and
military recreation station call signs and that each organization
selected would be designated as a Club Station Call Sign Administrator
(CSCSA).[^5] A CSCSA is an amateur radio organization that has
tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 and that has agreed to provide voluntary, uncompensated and
unreimbursed services for processing applications for club, military
recreation and RACES station licenses. It has agreed to submit
applications to the FCC in an electronic batch file, to retain the
application information for at least 15 months, and to make the
application information available to the FCC upon request. The CSCSA may
collect all necessary information in any manner of its choosing,
including creating its own forms.

In response to the January 3, 2000 *Public Notice*, we received requests
from three amateur radio organizations asking to be designated as a
CSCSA.[^6] These three entities have successfully completed a pilot
autogrant batch filing project. Thus, consistent with the procedures
outlined in the January 3, 2000, *Public Notice*, by this *Public
Notice*, we announce the designation of these three entities as CSCSAs.

Beginning **January 22, 2001**, the FCC will accept applications for
new, modification of, or renewal of amateur service club and military
recreation station licenses only from a CSCSA. To obtain a new amateur
service club station or military recreation station license, to modify
or renew an amateur service club station or military recreation station
license, or to modify a RACES station license, you must file your
application document with one of the CSCSAs. The organizations listed
below are CSCSAs and are authorized to file electronically applications
for these purposes with the FCC. The CSCSAs are

**[American Radio Relay League, Inc.]{.underline}**, 225 Main Street,
Newington, CT 06111. Contact: Wayne Irwin (860) 594-0200; world wide
web: [www.arrl.org](http://www.arrl.org/); e-mail: <clubcalls@arrl.org>
.

**[W4VEC Volunteer Examiners Club of America]{.underline}**, 3504
Stonehurst Place, High Point, NC 27265. Contact: Jim Williamson (336)
841-7576; world wide web: [www.w4vec.com](http://www.w4vec.com/);
e-mail: <w4vec@aol.com>.

**[W5YI-VEC]{.underline}**, P.O. Box 565101, Dallas, TX 75356-5101.
Contact: Larry Pollock (817) 461-6443; world wide web:
[www.w5yi.org](http://www.w5yi.org/); e-mail: <NB5X@w5yi.org> .

For further information, contact William T. Cross of the Policy and
Rules Branch, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau at (202) 418-0680, TTY (202) 418-7233.

By the Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau.

-   FCC --

[^1]: *See* Biennial Regulatory Review \-- Amendment of Parts 0, 1, 13,
    22, 24, 26, 27, 80, 87, 90, 95, 97, and 101 of the Commission\'s
    Rules to Facilitate the Development and Use of the Universal
    Licensing System in the Wireless Telecommunications Services,
    *Report and Order,* WT Docket 98-20, 13 FCC Rcd 21027, 21105-06 ¶
    181 (1998), *on recon*., *Memorandum Opinion and Order on
    Reconsideration*, 14 FCC Rcd 11476 (1999). No new RACES station
    licenses will be issued and a RACES station license will not be
    renewed. *See* 47 C.F.R. §§ 97.17(a), 97.21(a)(3)(iii).

[^2]: *See* 47 C.F.R. § 97.5(b)(2).

[^3]: *See* 47 C.F.R. § 97.5(b)(3).

[^4]: *See* 47 C.F.R. § 97.5(b)(4).

[^5]: *See* FCC Begins Accepting Applications for Amateur Service Club
    and Military Recreation Station Call Sign Administrators, *Public
    Notice*, DA 99-3018 (WTB rel. Jan. 3, 2000).

[^6]: *See* *Letter* dated March 1, 2000, from The American Radio Relay
    League, Inc.; *Letter* dated March 1, 2000, from W4VEC, Volunteer
    Examiners Club of America; *Letter* dated March 17, 2000, from
    W5YI-VEC, Inc.