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OFFICIAL OBSERVER
The Official Observer program has been sponsored by the League for
over 50 years to help amateurs help each other. Official Observer
appointees have aided thousands of amateurs to maintain their
transmitting equipment and operating procedures in compliance with the
regulations. The object of the OO program is to notify amateurs by
mail of operating/technical irregularities before they come to the
attention of the FCC.
The OO is also the backbone of the Amateur Auxiliary to the FCC's
Field Operations Bureau. OOs are certified in the Auxiliary by
passing a mandatory written examination.
The OO performs his function by listening rather than
transmitting, keeping an ear out for such things as frequency
instability, harmonics, hum, key clicks, broad signals, distorted
audio, overdeviation, out-of-band operation, etc. The OO completes
his task once the notification card is sent.
In hard-core rules violations cases, OOs refer problems to higher
echelons of the Amateur Auxiliary, and may be requested to gather
evidence for possible FCC enforcement actions.
Requirements follow:
1. Must take and pass examination to be certified as a member of the
Amateur Auxiliary, an FCC requirement, based on study of the ARRL's
Amateur Auxiliary Training Manual.
2. Must be an ARRL Full Member and have been a licensee of Technician
Class or higher for at least four years.
3. Must report to the OO Coordinator regularly on FSD-23.
4. Maintain regular activity in sending out advisory notices as
needed.
The OO program is one of the most important functions of the
League. A sincere dedication to helping our brother and sister
amateurs is required for appointment.
Recruitment of new hams and League members is an integral part of the
job of every League appointee. Appointees should take advantage of every
opportunity to recruit a new ham or member to foster growth of Field
Organization programs, and our abilities to serve the public.
FSD-110
(1288)
| | | Deputy Manager, Field Services, ARRL.
| |___| The ARRL Amateur Radio Emergency Service, the ARRL
| uck | |urder National Traffic System, The Amateur Auxiliary to
------ | | the FCC's Field Operations Bureau, the ARRL
KY1T Field Organization and the ARRL Monitoring System.
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