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The FCC is hiring field agents
The FCC is hiring new field agents. See this job posting:
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/736540500
The incumbent resolves Radio Frequency (RF) interference, educates users, and enforces regulations. Investigates all services for violations of Title 47, U.S. Code, Section 301, unlicensed operations of radio transmitting equipment.
Performs and directs fieldwork in matters of importance to communications involving safety of life and property. Serves as a point of contact for FCC licensees including the U.S. Government in matters of fixed and mobile radio direction-finding and interference resolution. Participates in unique enforcement and engineering projects that have regional or national applications.
Operates and understands all technical equipment typically used in the Field including RF spectrum analyzers, field strength meters, RF Field survey meters, and radio receivers. Maintains contacts with and assists other Federal agencies, foreign counterparts, and local law enforcement organizations concerning interaction and utilization of the radio spectrum for both authorized and unauthorized activities.
Initiates Official Notices of Violation, Warnings, Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture, and other orders to radio operators and licensees, to bring unsatisfactory or violative conditions to their attention as a result of monitoring, investigations and inspections. Independently initiates correspondence or other communications with complainants and radio users concerning the enforcement functions of the office and region.
Participates in regional emergency planning meetings, serves as the local expert in emergency communications restoration, participates in FEMA conducted training exercises and is able to serve on ESF-2 task force and deployments as necessary. Participates and assists in planning of Bureau enforcement and compliance workshops for persons associated with the various industries and radio services the Commission regulates.
Operates a sport utility vehicle in conjunction with travel and routine field activities. May be required to operate SUV under adverse weather conditions and during hours of darkness.
Field work may require lifting objects or equipment over 25 lbs.
TRAVEL REQUIRED
The incumbent must perform local travel (returning to their duty station the same day) several days per week. The incumbent must also perform consecutive days of official overnight travel on average once a month. However, there may be months where the incumbent may have to perform official overnight travel more often and on consecutive weeks. The incumbent’s personal schedule can often be considered when scheduling overnight travel.
The incumbent is expected to serve as the “as-requested” agent an average of 5 times per year over weekends and holidays to address public safety issues and emergency harmful radio interference. When serving as the as-requested agent, the incumbent must be available while off duty and within a reasonable call‐back radius to be contacted via telephone number or electronic device and is expected to begin travel from their official duty station within 3 hours of being contacted
All electronics closing
Popular electronics retailer All Electronics is closing its doors after 56 years. From their website:
After 56 years supplying surplus and new electronic parts and supplies, we have decided to call it quits. We expect to close our doors before the end of August, 2023. Our warehouse still contains lots of material which we need to move. Take advantage of our final clearance sale. This is the time to get some real bargains.
Please note: due to the high volume of orders we are receiving (thank you!), orders are taking longer than usual to process. New orders may take up to a week or more to ship.
Our retail store in Van Nuys, California is open for walk-in customers. Current hours are 9 to 5, Monday to Friday. Closed weekends.
Auxcomm gets recognized
Auxcomm has received recognition from the President of the United States.
You can see the award at their website.
Terribly sorry about the double emails but I had to get these stories out!