HAM RADIO NEWS
New FCC RF Exposure Rules Take Effect May 3rd
Back in 2019, the FCC adopted new rules relating to radio frequency (RF) exposure levels which ended amateur radio’s categorical exemption making station evaluations. (The exposure limits have not changed, just the methods used to make measurements and the elimination of categorical exemptions. –ed.). The rules were not implemented immediately in order to give hams and other licensees time to figure out how to meet the new requirements. Time’s up. The new rules take effect on May 3rd and affect all of us. Here are key points relating to amateur stations, according to the ARRL:
• Existing stations have an additional two years in which to determine whether an evaluation is required (and if it is, to do it);
• New stations or existing stations that are modified in a way
