From: lhurder%arrlhq.UUCP@uhasun.hartford.edu (Luck Hurder KY1T) 
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc 
Subject: The ARRL Official Observer job description/guidlines 
Summary: ARRL Official Observer FCC Amateur Auxiliary job description 
Keywords: ARRL Volunteer OO guidelines 
Message-ID: <341@arrlhq.UUCP> 
Date: 4 Dec 91 16:00:11 GMT 
Sender: uhasun.hartford.edu!arrlhq!lhurder (Luck Hurder KY1T) 
Organization: American Radio Relay League 
Lines: 58 
 
 
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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