Ham Radio, Scanner & Emergency Comms Watch

Track radio and emergency communications for US operators and listeners. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: FCC amateur, GMRS, FRS and Part 97 rule changes, license fee changes and enforcement actions with effective dates; license exam question pool and session changes; police, fire and EMS radio encryption or system migration decisions in cities over 100,000; satellite SOS, messaging and Direct to Cell feature launches and coverage changes at Apple, Google, Garmin, T-Mobile and Starlink; FEMA IPAWS and Wireless Emergency Alert changes; radio and scanner product launches, sales over 20 percent and recalls at Yaesu, Icom, Kenwood, Baofeng, Uniden and Whistler; ARRL Field Day, major contest and hamfest dates; and Meshtastic, AREDN and repeater network developments. Prefer FCC, ARRL, city, carrier, manufacturer and FEMA sources; ignore unverified forum reports. Put the rule or device first in the title. Use high severity for an FCC rule taking effect within 60 days, an encryption decision in a major city, or a recall. Return no more than 8 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, who it affects, the date, what to do, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.