FCC says ‘most’ operations will be suspended Thursday

[ChrisSmolinski]

FCC says ‘most’ operations will be suspended Thursday if partial government shutdown continues

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/1/18164361/fcc-suspension-partial-federal-government-shutdown

[Pigmeat]

That means a certain pirate will be taking to the air. Will it be Radio Free Speech or WBNY? Only his sockpuppets know for sure.

[Josh]

That means a certain pirate will be taking to the air. Will it be Radio Free Speech or WBNY? Only his sockpuppets know for sure.

rf polution

[KaySeeks]

Staff of the FCC Operations Center will handle emergency contacts for agency. Staff of the High Frequency Direction Finding (HFDF) Center will operate the high frequency antenna system used to protect life and property. One management employee will oversee and coordinate regularly with both operations to help identify and respond to imminent threats to life or property.

Likely chasing down someone on 6925 is not priority one. At the same time, if there is no emergency, they might just get bored and do some investigatory work.

[QRP]

Will the president increase pirate radioactivity? 

[Josh]

Make Pirate Radio Great Again!

[skeezix]

Even if operations are partially suspended, the FCC will retain employees to ensure that auctions (like those for 5G spectrum) aren’t disrupted

And they'll be around to protect life & property too. Guess which of these will be their #1 priority...

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[KaySeeks]

Will the president increase pirate radioactivity? 

Oh, I think as time goes on there will be more stations like this: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,43559.msg160866.html#msg160866

So, the answer is "yes".

[R4002]

Staff of the FCC Operations Center will handle emergency contacts for agency. Staff of the High Frequency Direction Finding (HFDF) Center will operate the high frequency antenna system used to protect life and property. One management employee will oversee and coordinate regularly with both operations to help identify and respond to imminent threats to life or property.

Likely chasing down someone on 6925 is not priority one. At the same time, if there is no emergency, they might just get bored and do some investigatory work.

As long as you're not interfering with safety of life services (i.e. jamming the US Coast Guard - of course they have HFDF capabilities too...), US government/military nets or aeronautical frequencies then you're fine.  Keeping the safety of life services frequencies clear is their highest priority.

As with previous government shutdowns, I think there has already been an increase in pirate activity.  Hard to say if that's also because of the recent holidays or a combination of the two.

[JimIO]

5G is a Chinese hoax.

[KaySeeks]

At the same time, if there is no emergency, they might just get bored and do some investigatory work.

As long as you're not interfering with safety of life services (i.e. jamming the US Coast Guard - of course they have HFDF capabilities too...), US government/military nets or aeronautical frequencies then you're fine.  Keeping the safety of life services frequencies clear is their highest priority.

I realize that it was hard to tell but I was joking.

As with previous government shutdowns, I think there has already been an increase in pirate activity.  Hard to say if that's also because of the recent holidays or a combination of the two.

I agree. I guess that we will find out this weekend?

[KaySeeks]

5G is a Chinese hoax.

Hmmm. I think you are joking but, in case not, Better tell Ericsson, Qualcomm, Verizon, Apple, Google, Facebook, Analog Devices, and a bunch of other similarly non-Chinese companies that tidbit of information.

[JimIO]

They are all going to say they are working on it. I'm talking about 28Ghz that the FCC is auctioning off. I don't see that happening except for maybe in the largest cities and not for 3-5 years. So what's the rush? (unless the shutdown is going to last for months or years)

[KaySeeks]

They are all going to say they are working on it. I'm talking about 28Ghz that the FCC is auctioning off. I don't see that happening except for maybe in the largest cities and not for 3-5 years. So what's the rush? (unless the shutdown is going to last for months or years)

Yes, given where the equipment suppliers are in their development, I'd say 3-5 years is about right.

I don't know for 100% sure but my feeling is that the licensees want to be sure of exactly what frequencies they will obtain because it affects equipment decisions (i.e., optimizations for a certain band) and given that it takes their equipment suppliers 1-2 years to get final versions from their suppliers, nailing those down soon would seem important.

But also, the FCC does like $$$, don't they?

[QRP]

Every stable genius will hardly notice any change due to the general noise (QRM)