>From some research, not experience: Seems like you should be able to buy a 10 year license for cheap, with no mess:
"Group C Frequencies. The Industrial/Business Pool frequencies in Group C are available nationwide for non-coordinated itinerant use" (Assuming that it's one of the frequencies listed in The Industrial/Business Pool Group C Low Power Frequencies at https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&node=47:5.0.1.1.3.10.113.11&rgn=div8 ) Sounds like it's just figuring out how to fill out the correct FCC form and paying the FCC a couple hundred dollars.... On Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at 12:02 PM, <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > I found the FCC type acceptance document. > > FCC Registration Number (FRN): 0005044342 <https://fccid.io/E86> > Alphanumeric FCC ID: E86DTR100 > > 1996 > > 464.075 – 465.875 so 1.8 MHz channel freq width > > 10 mW > 160F1D Emissions designator. FM Digital > > Supposed to be 16 KHz max BW > > Equipment Class: > TNB - Licensed Non-Broadcast Station Transmitter > Description of product as it is marketed: (NOTE: This text will appear > below the equipment class on the grant): > > Suck, now I am gonna feel guilty every time I use it... > > > *From:* Jaime Solorza > *Sent:* Saturday, June 30, 2018 11:49 AM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT 479 MHz > > 315MHz like car systems? 497MHz? That does seem odd....what power level > does it put out? > > Jaime Solorza > > On Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 11:44 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > >> I have a horizontal directional drill. The drill bit transmitter (sonde) >> talk to a receiver. They are pretty low frequencies, like 8 KHz or >> something like that. Then the locator sends data to a remote indicator on >> the machine. One of the antennas (the one on the remote indicator) was >> messed up and one of my guys just put a random length of wire on it. Range >> is not good. I told him I would figure this out and make a better >> antenna. >> >> That is the easy part, I just swept the other good antenna and noted it >> resonates at 479 MHz. Will make a sleeved dipole for it. >> >> But now I am wonder if I ought to be licensing this thing? >> >> I expected it to be in the 300 Mhz unlicensed band (316 or whatever it >> is). Never thought it might be illegal until this morning. >> FCC band plan shows the following for that frequency: >> >> Public Mobile (22) >> Broadcast Radio (TV)(73) >> LPTV, TV Translator/Booster (74G) >> Low Power Auxiliary (74H) >> Private Land Mobile (90) >> >> That is all licensed stuff. >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 forre...@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux>
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