DX and Local Troop 620 DX Radio station that is not local and is far away LOCAL Radio station located in your community or region Radio M.B Req. 2b-1

DX and Local Troop 620 DX Radio communication without line-of site contact— generally via ionospheric propagation. LOCAL Communication achieved via line-of-site contact or via repeater. Radio M.B Req. 2b-1

ITU and FCC Troop 620 ITU (International Telecommunication Union) FCC (Federal Communications Commission) Radio M.B Req. 2b-2

ITU and FCC Troop 620 ITU An international group under the auspices of the United Nations Established in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union FCC A function of the United States Federal Goverment Established by the Communications Act of 1934, replaced the Federal Radio Commission which had been established in 1926 Has jurisdiction in all US states and territories Radio M.B Req. 2b-2

ITU and FCC Troop 620 ITU Establish radio bands Assign radio frequencies Assign orbital positions in the geostationary satellite orbit Help prevent harmful interference between radio stations of different countries Improve the use of radio-frequencies and of the geostationary-satellite orbit for radiocommunication services. FCC regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. Covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Broadcast licensure (including amateur radio licensure) is a function of the FCC Radio M.B Req. 2b-2