If the Major sends his driver into town to buy the gadget, then the
transaction is subject to whatever commercial regulations affect all other
local sales. This would be a COTS procurement at the most simple level.
If the command goes through proper channels, then a set of competitive bids
are solicited, with a detailed set of performance and quality requirements.
Somebody wins the bid, using a detailed proposal that addresses every little
line item in the requirements document. A formal contract is then awarded, and
the winner then accepts that contract. This would be typical of most system
procurements. As you can see, this involves a lot of overhead, which helps to
explain those $600 hammers. The point is that the gadget never "goes on the
(commercial) market."
True, there are some definitely military gadgets that eventually end up in the
commercial market, but the impact of these is usually so small that it isn't a
regulatory problem.
Ed Price
[email protected] <blocked::mailto:[email protected]> WB6WSN
NARTE Certified EMC Engineer
Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab
Cubic Defense Applications
San Diego, CA USA
858-505-2780
Military & Avionics EMC Is Our Specialty
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Grasso,
Charles
Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 11:50 AM
To: Ilarina, Alvin; Michael Loerzer; [email protected]
Subject: RE: US FCC Exemptions for Military Equipment?
If the military equipment is for sale to the general public then I
would have
thought that Part15
does apply!
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Ilarina, Alvin
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 3:08 PM
To: Michael Loerzer; [email protected]
Subject: RE: US FCC Exemptions for Military Equipment?
Michael,
15.103 is in 47 CFR 15 Subpart B which is for relevant to unintentional
radiators.
There are 2 classes of equipment here:
47CFR 15.3 (h) Class A digital device. A digital device that is
marketed for
use in a commercial, industrial or business environment, exclusive of a device
which is marketed for use by the general public or is intended to be used in
the home.
47CFR 15.3 (i) Class B digital device. A digital device that is
marketed for
use in a residential environment notwithstanding use in commercial, business
and industrial environments. Examples of such devices include, but are not
limited to, personal computers, calculators, and similar electronic devices
that are marketed for use by the general public.
Since these do not include “military,” I would expect that by definition
47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B is not applicable to military equipment.
Applicability of any of the other Subparts for Intentional radiators
would be
determined by the actual frequency spectrum used. Since you are dealing with
non-commercial equipment I would expect that the frequency band of operation
would fall in between the regulated bands for licensed and unlicensed devices.
Alvin
Disclaimer: The contents reflect the opinion of the author and are
meant for
entertainment purposes only.
________________________________
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael
Loerzer
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 10:13 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: US FCC Exemptions for Military Equipment?
+++ Globalnorm-Konferenz „Product Compliance“, 09. und 10.06.2009 in
Berlin, www.product-compliance.com (english version follows) +++
Dear All,
We are assisting a German company to deliver a military system (c-band
radar
device, 4-8 GHz) to the USA. We are not sure about the “civil” regulatory
requirements for this system.
Questions:
* Are military devices generally exempted from FCC Part 15
(Section
15.103 Exempted devices includes no military equipment)? What about the device
mentioned afore?
* Does ANSI Z535.6-2006 also apply to military devices?
I would highly appreciate your response.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Yours sincerely
Dipl.-Ing. Michael Loerzer
Managing Director
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Fon: +49 30 3229027-50, Direct Call: -51
Mobile: +49 170 3229027
Fax: +49 30 3229027-59
www.Globalnorm.de <http://www.globalnorm.de/>
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Globalnorm GmbH, Sitz der Gesellschaft: Alt-Moabit 94, 10559 Berlin
Geschaeftsfuehrer/Managing Director: Dipl.-Ing. Michael Loerzer
Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg HRB 105204 B, USt-ID-Nummer:
DE251654448
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