From: Kevin Keegan [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 8:45 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: FCC Part 15 exemptions
Colleagues:
Does anyone know if equipment (intentional radiator) installed for military
use in the United States is exempt from FCC part 15?
Any information is appreciated.
Thanks.
Kevin
Kevin Keegan
Senior Associate
KES & Associates
1 Stonecroft Terrace
Kanata, Ontario
Canada K2K 2V1
Tel: 613-592-0820
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.kesandassociates.com
Regulatory Approval Forum Chairperson www.raft-global.org
In the USA, military equipment is given special reserved military spectrum
space, and emitters are allowed bandwidth, modulation and power subject to the
requirements of their mission. The MIL-STD-461E requirements would prevent
this equipment from creating out-of-military band emissions and are
technically more stringent that Part 15.
OTOH, if you take COTS and use it by the military, then the equipment must
meet any and all commercial requirements. Typically, many military
environments are more harsh than commercial environments, and taking COTS into
the military environment requires modifications to the equipment. And then the
COTS isn't COTS anymore.
Regards,
Ed Price
<mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]
NARTE Certified EMC Engineer & Technician
Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab
Cubic Defense Applications
San Diego, CA USA
858-505-2780 (Voice)
858-505-1583 (FAX)
Military & Avionics EMC Is Our Specialty
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