Given the collapse of the large radio telescope at Arecibo, is coordination still required for applications in Puerto Rico?

As per a communication received by REC from the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology, it’s important to note that although the large radio telescope dish has collapsed, a 12-meter dish remains in operation.

Hence, the Puerto Rico Coordination Zone remains in effect.

For any new station or modification application within Puerto Rico and its associated islands (excluding the US Virgin Islands), it is still necessary to provide a letter of coordination with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.