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  • ARRL Invites Applications for Volunteer Monitor Positions

    From ARRL de WD1CKS@WLARB to QST on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 14:13:51
    05/14/2019

    ARRL is now accepting applications[1] from individuals interested in becoming part of the new Volunteer Monitor program[2], a joint undertaking of ARRL and the FCC. The program seeks volunteers who - working under the direction of ARRL - will monitor and survey the Amateur Radio bands both to detect improper activity and to recognize exemplary on-the-air behavior.

    Prospective Volunteer Monitors must be ARRL members. They will undergo a training and certification program administered by ARRL, and will be vetted by ARRL through at least one oral interview and a preliminary evaluation by ARRL staff. Such requirements will continue for Volunteer Monitors once they are selected.

    Volunteer Monitors will serve 3-year terms at the pleasure of ARRL, and ARRL will reserve the right to terminate the participation of any Volunteer Monitor for any reason.

    Volunteer Monitors must be able to utilize state-of-the-art receiving equipment and to access no-cost remote receive sites, if requested. Applicants must possess strong writing and communication skills and an understanding of the importance of thorough documentation. They must have basic word processing and data entry skills and be able to send such information, including recordings, to ARRL electronically.

    Applicants must have no history of warning letters or other enforcement-related action from the FCC, must hold a Technician or higher license class, and must have been licensed for at least 3 years.

    Applicants should send a copy their applications to their Section Manager (see page 16 in any recent issue of QST for a complete list of Section Managers and their contact information). 

    In February, Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, was named to oversee the development and implementation phases of the Volunteer Monitor program, which will replace the Official Observers (OO) program. Hollingsworth once handled Amateur Radio enforcement for the FCC.


    [1] http://www.arrl.org/volunteer-monitor-program
    [2] http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-and-fcc-sign-memorandum-to-implement-new-volunteer-monitor-program

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