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ARRL FCC COUNSEL DAVID SIDDALL, K3ZJ, DISCUSSED RECENT EFFORTS AT THE FCC
AND ON CAPITOL HILL ADVOCATING FCC ACTION ON LONG PENDING PROCEEDINGS THAT
ADDRESS AMATEUR RADIO CONCERNS.  SIDDALL ALSO ADDRESSED NEW LEGISLATION
PENDING BEFORE CONGRESS THAT WOULD SET DEADLINES FOR THE ALLOCATION OF
ADDITIONAL SPECTRUM BELOW 3R45 GHZ TO COMMERCIAL 5G PROVIDERS.  HE
DESCRIBED ARRLS EFFORTS TO OBTAIN SUPPORT FOR ALLOWING CONTINUED SHARING
BELOW 3R45 GHZ ON A NON INTERFERENCE BASIS.  FCC COUNSEL SIDDALL NOTED AN
FCC NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING PS DOCKET 21 346 THAT IS LOOKING INTO
WAYS OF IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS RESILIENCY AND RECOVERY DURING HURRICANES
AND OTHER DISASTERS.  HE SAID ARRL HAD SUBMITTED REPORTS TO FCC STAFF
DURING AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HURRICANE IDA.  SIDDALL FURTHER NOTED THE
PROGRESS OF THE ARRL RF SAFETY COMMITTEE IN ADDRESSING AND CLARIFYING
ISSUES CONCERNING AMATEUR COMPLIANCE WITH FCC RF EXPOSURE RULES AND
APPROPRIATE UPDATES TO THE RELATED FCC BULLETIN.  HE CONCLUDED THAT THE
WORK OF THE COMMITTEE, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF GREG LAPIN, N9GL, WILL
BENEFIT EVERY AMATEUR IN THE FUTURE TO MORE READILY ASSESS RF EXPOSURE
COMPLIANCE AND TO MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED.  WEST GULF DIVISION
DIRECTOR, EC MEMBER, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE,
JOHN ROBERT STRATTON, N5AUS, UPDATED THE EC ON THE STATUS OF A RESOLUTION
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