Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
November 30, 2009
DA 09-2509
Arthur Connole
Chief of Police
Draper City Police Department
1020 East Pioneer Road
Draper, UT  84020
Dear Chief Connole:    
This letter grants your request, dated November 13, 2009, on behalf of the Draper City Police 
Department for a waiver to permit certain Amateur Radio Service licensees who are employees of the 
Draper City government to transmit communications on behalf of their employer during upcoming 
government emergency drills.  
In your request, you state that Draper City will be holding monthly radio-check disaster 
preparedness drills on December 2, 2009, and January 6, February 3, March 3, April 7, May 5, and June 
2, 2010 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.1 You state that the exercises will test radio equipment readiness in 
the event of an emergency.  The drills will be held in Draper City.  
Section 97.113(a)(3) of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 97.113(a)(3), prohibits amateur 
licensees from transmitting communications in which they have a pecuniary interest, including 
communications on behalf of an employer.  You therefore request a waiver of this rule to permit the 
following amateur licensees who are employees of Draper City to transmit communications on behalf of 
their employer in connection with these exercises:  Tylyn Carlson, KE7OJE; Gary Martinsen, KE7OJF; 
Steve Siddoway, KE7OJG; Rick North, KE7OJH; Ron Jackson, KE7OJI; Eric Braegger, KE7OJJ; Brad 
Williams, KE7OJK; Brian Markland, KE7SOV; and Lori Edwards, KE7QAS.
Section 1.3 of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.3, provides that the Commission may 
waive its rules if good cause for waiver is shown.  We conclude that grant of the waiver request is 
appropriate under the circumstances presented.  The public interest in facilitating the December 2, 
January 6, February 3, March 3, April 7, May 5, and June 2 public safety exercises by permitting the 
specified amateur licensees to participate warrants this limited waiver of Section 97.113(a)(3).  This 
waiver grant permits transmission of communications by the above-listed amateur employees on behalf of 
their employers during the December 2, 2009, and January 6, February 3, March 3, April 7, May 5, and 
June 2, 2010, exercises.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the waiver request of the Draper City Police Department, 
dated November 13, 2009, IS GRANTED to the extent set forth herein.  Waivers for additional dates or 
additional participants must be requested separately.
  
1 Following subsequent telephone contacts with FCC staff, Draper City modified its request to conduct monthly, 
rather than weekly, tests.
Draper City Police Department Page 2
This action is taken under delegated authority pursuant to Sections 0.131 and 0.331 of the 
Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.131, 0.331.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Scot Stone
Deputy Chief, Mobility Division
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau