Obsolete Part 97 Rules Deleted Today

February 10, 2026Four rules that affect amateur radio operators under Part 97 have been marked for deletion by the FCC, effective today. The following four rules include:

• § 97.27 This provision is duplicative of a statutory provision related to the FCC’s right to modify station licenses.
• § 97.29 This provision specified an obsolete procedure to replace paper licenses.
• § 97.315 (b)(2) This obsolete provision grandfathered HF amplifiers purchased before April 28, 1978 by an amateur radio operator for use at that operator’s station, and grandfathered those manufactured before April 28, 1978, for which a marketing waiver was issued.
• § 97.521(b) and Appendix 2 This rule and appendix relate to obsolete VEC regions.

Source: ARRL open_in_new ARRL FCC Part 97

HamSCI 2026: Discovering Science Through Amateur Radio

February 9, 2026Registration for HamSCI 2026 is now open. The 9th annual workshop will take place at Central Connecticut University March 14-15.

This year’s theme, “Discovering Science Through Ham Radio”, celebrates the community’s achievements, including Personal Space Weather Station deployments, meteor scatter propagation studies and the promotion of WSPR as a propagation sensing tool. The workshop is expected to feature more than 50 poster and oral presentations, plus invited tutorials, and a banquet with a keynote address by a prominent member of the community.

Notable speakers and talks include:

• Dr. Rob Suggs NN4NT, “Meteor Scatter Tutorial”
• Dr. Kuldeep Pandey, “Solar Eclipse Through Ham Radio: What the Bands Revealed”
• Jonathan Rizzo (KC3EEY), “Remembering and Honoring Paul Nicholson G8LMD: Passionate VLF Enthusiast and Master”

Tours of ARRL and operation of W1AW will be available during the event. More information is available on the HamSCI website.

Source: HamSCI open_in_new HamSCI