April 18, 2025

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Via the ARRL: Updated Radio Frequency Exposure Rules Become Effective on May 3

The FCC has announced that rule changes detailed in a lengthy 2019 Report and Order governing RF exposure standards go into effect on May 3, 2021. The new rules do not change existing RF exposure (RFE) limits but do require that stations in all services, including amateur radio, be evaluated against existing limits, unless they are exempted. For stations already in place, that evaluation must b…

Read more – via American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources http://www.arrl.org/news/view/updated-radio-frequency-exposure-rules-become-effective-on-may-3