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Who selects an amateur Frequency Coordinator?

Eligible local or regional amateur operators make the selection.

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  1. Eligible amateurs in the local or regional area ✔
  2. The FCC spectrum management office
  3. A national coordinator council chapter

Why: The selection comes from local or regional amateur operators whose stations qualify as repeater or auxiliary stations. The FCC does not choose the coordinator.

Huh, didn't know that: Part 97 defines a frequency coordinator as an entity, recognized locally, that recommends repeater and auxiliary channels to limit interference.

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How did the hams choose a coordinator? They found someone on their wavelength.
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Answer: Eligible amateurs in the local or regional area. The selection comes from local or regional amateur operators whose stations qualify as repeater or auxiliary stations. The FCC does not choose the coordinator.

  1. 2026-2030 Technician Class Question Pool ncvec.org/downloads/2026-2030%20Technician%20Pool%20and%20Syllabus%20Public%20Release%20Feb%2019%202026.pdf
    Amateur operators in a local or regional area whose stations are eligible to be repeater or auxiliary stations
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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