Having to respond to complaints of telephone and RFI to broadcast devices in
the past, I had to address the actions required of me to resolve the
problems.
In 1995 I had neighbors who experienced telephone interference and
complained. At that time, the FCC website addressed the telephone issue
with documentation telling consumers that the FCC would not longer be
involved with the process. The stated reason was that the proliferation of
devices that were susceptible to RF interference from legally licensed radio
services were so great that the FCC could not solve the problem
The FCC asked that the amateur station, if involved, attempt to assist the
complaining party with the issue but did not require any action other than
providing information on how to solve the problem. The FCC site also made
it clear that they would not involve themselves with Part 15 devices unless
the device was causing harmful interference to a licensed station. Recently
the FCC has warned an owner of an electric wheel chair charging device that
the owner must eliminate the interference to an Amateur Station or face
possible fines and sanctions.
In past years, the FCC has required companies who manufacture devices that
emit radiation that has not performed tests to meet Part 15, to do so. In
all my dealings with the FCC they have maintained that licensed services
enjoy statutory protection from non regulated services. If you doubt this,
read the FCC enforcement letters posted on the ARRL website each week.
Personally, I feel, we as amateurs should assist others in deterring where
problems are generated, but should not obligate ourselves to repairs of
these devices, to do so, incurs legal liability.
73 Jim
W5JO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim candela" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Discussion of AM Radio" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 8:26 AM
Subject: RE: [AMRadio] Ham Radio Question on the Clark Howard Show
Hi Group,
The thread about telephone interference has about run it's course.
Interestingly, another ham and I disagree on the topic. This revolves over
whether we as licensed hams can legally transmit when we know we are
interfering with a FCC Part 15 certified device. On my phone, it says the
following:
"This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject
to
the following two conditions:
1.) This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2.) This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation."
I try to separate the legal from the ethical as follows:
"Very few if any Ham would knowingly do this. The complexity of RF
radiation
is high, and the susceptibility of various home consumer electronics
varies
widely. There is no way to know what will happen until you try."
The other ham (KA7DCQ) says:
"If I may interject a comment. We as licensed radio operators are not
allowed to do anything that knowingly and I underscore knowingly will
cause
harmful interference to other equipment."
I didn't state it on the thread, but my take is similar to the above but
would be reworded as follows:
We as licensed radio operators are not allowed to do anything that
knowingly
and I underscore knowingly will cause harmful interference to other
licensed
services, and maybe NON Part15 FCC certified devices. If you have a Part
15
device that is experiencing interference, call the manufacturer, or
contact
the FCC. If you want my assistance, I'd be glad to help, however this is
not
my problem; it is yours. Go to the FCC website, and download.....
Who is correct???
http://clarkhoward.com
Click on message boards, then technology, and look for my call letters,
wd5jko
or:
http://clarkhoward.com/p/boards/ch/postlist.pl?Cat=&Board=clarkhowardtechnol
ogy&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5
Regards,
Jim Candela
WD5JKO
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim candela
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 7:48 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AMRadio] Ham Radio Question on the Clark Howard Show
Hi Group,
Last week during the evening I was listening to the Clark Howard Show. I
like Clark because he tries to find ways to keep people from getting
ripped
off. Anyway, a man called in, and stated that he was being interfered with
by a ham radio operator who was coming through his telephone. The
conversation went back and forth, and seemed to paint the ham as the
problem, and they discussed ways of getting rid of him. No call letters
were
mentioned, and it appeared that the man could understand the ham over the
telephone. This implies that the ham was running AM. Was he a ham or maybe
a
CB'er?
I signed up for Clark's message boards, and made a post under the
category, "Technology". The thread has been interesting, and two other
hams
have jumped in to help.
I thought this group would be interested in this. Please let me know if my
posts are or are not on target. Don't hesitate to jump in. Maybe someone
has
some good links for what ham radio is all about, and the FCC's stand on
interference.
Regards,
Jim Candela
WD5JKO
http://clarkhoward.com/p/boards/ch/wwwthreads.pl
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