Full Form of GROL
| Full Form: | General Radiotelephone Operator License |
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| Category: | Academic & Science |
| Sub Category: | Amateur Radio |
What is GROL Full Form?
GROL full form is General Radiotelephone Operator License.
What is General Radiotelephone Operator License?
The General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL) is a license granted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which is required to operate certain radio equipment. It is required by any persons who adjust, maintain, or internally repair FCC licensed radiotelephone transmitters in the aviation, maritime, and international fixed public radio services.[1] It is also required to operate: any compulsorily equipped ship radiotelephone station with more than 1,500 watts of peak envelope power, a voluntarily equipped ship or an aeronautical (including aircraft) stations with more than 1,000 watts of peak envelope power. The GROL is not required for any engineering jobs in radio and television broadcasting. It is obtained by taking a test demonstrating adequate technical and legal knowledge of safe radio operation.
Because of the wide range of positions it covers, the GROL is the most popular FCC commercial license, accounting for about 80% of those issued by the commission. Like all FCC commercial licenses, the GROL is issued for the lifetime of the licensee. The GROL conveys all of the operating authority of the Marine Radio Operator Permit (MROP). A MROP is required to operate radiotelephone stations aboard vessels of more than 300 gross tons, vessels that carry more than six passengers for hire in the open sea or any coastal/tidewater area of the United States, certain vessels that sail the Great Lakes, and to operate certain aviation radiotelephone stations and certain coast radiotelephone stations. The GROL does not confer licensing authority to operate or maintain GMDSS, amateur radio stations, or radiotelegraph (Morse code) commercial stations.
An endorsement that can be added to the GROL (as well as to both the GMDSS Maintainer and Radiotelegraph licenses) is "Ship Radar Endorsement." This allows the holder to install, service, and maintain Radar systems on board vessels.