FCC Warns Pittsburgh Amateur Radio Operator for 911 Interference

The Federal Communications Commission has sent a notice of licensed operation and harmful interference to an amateur radio operator in Pittsburgh regarding transmissions on a 911 emergency services channel from a handheld transceiver.

Last summer, the FCC received a complaint from Allegheny County, Pa., Emergency Services concerning interference with one of its UHF “T-Band” emergency communications channels.

The interference affected the county’s west EMS dispatch channel on 470.4375 MHz…

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