Hi, There is one exception in the FCC part 15 standard, but the way you are presenting the problem it looks to me that you cannot apply, as you might not comply with the requirements of 15.5. I put it here anyways.
§15.23 Home-built devices. (a) Equipment authorization is not required for devices that are not marketed, are not constructed from a kit, and are built in quantities of five or less for personal use. (b) It is recognized that the individual builder of home-built equipment may not possess the means to perform the measurements for determining compliance with the regulations. In this case, the builder is expected to employ good engineering practices to meet the specified technical standards to the greatest extent practicable. The provisions of §15.5 apply to this equipment. §15.5 General conditions of operation. (a) Persons operating intentional or unintentional radiators shall not be deemed to have any vested or recognizable right to continued use of any given frequency by virtue of prior registration or certification of equipment, or, for power line carrier systems, on the basis of prior notification of use pursuant to §90.35(g) of this chapter. (b) Operation of an intentional, unintentional, or incidental radiator is subject to the conditions that no harmful interference is caused and that interference must be accepted that may be caused by the operation of an authorized radio station, by another intentional or unintentional radiator, by industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) equipment, or by an incidental radiator. (c) The operator of a radio frequency device shall be required to cease operating the device upon notification by a Commission representative that the device is causing harmful interference. Operation shall not resume until the condition causing the harmful interference has been corrected. (d) Intentional radiators that produce Class B emissions (damped wave) are prohibited. Sincerely, Dieter Paasche Senior Product Developer, Electrical CHRISTIE 809 Wellington Street North Kitchener, ON N2G 4Y7 Phone: 519-744-8005 ext.7211 www.christiedigital.com<http://www.christiedigital.com/> This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is confidential. Any unauthorized use, distribution or disclosure is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail message in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail or telephone and delete it and any attachments from your computer system and records. From: Grasso, Charles [Outlook] <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2020 1:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] Question regarding use of un certified radios. Thank you! From: Dennis Ward <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2020 11:29 AM To: Grasso, Charles [Outlook] <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [PSES] Question regarding use of un certified radios. This message originated outside of DISH and was sent by: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Simple answer, NO it cannot be used. In fact, it cannot even be used within the companies premises without being certified. Any part 15 intentional radiator, no matter where used, be it on a company’s premises or anywhere, must be certified. The only exceptions to this are found in CFR 47 2.805. In some instances, some try to use the idea that if a wifi device is used by the government, it does not require certification. This too is not correct. While government frequencies are not under the authority of the FCC, devices using non-government frequencies necessarily fall under the authority of the FCC. Thus, any government agency using a device such as a wifi transmitter must use certified wifi devices, or must have their specific wifi device certified in order to be used. 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From: Grasso, Charles [Outlook] <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2020 10:14 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PSES] Question regarding use of un certified radios. CAUTION:This email originated from outside of Element Materials Technology. DO NOT click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please contact IT Service Desk if you are in any doubt about this email. Hello all, Thanks for the followup questions! You all of course realize I am asking for a friend 😊 I am referring to the WiFi radios in the US market. So for example if company A designs a piece of test gear with WiFi radios (this question could also apply to RF4CE/Bluetooth etc) can that piece of test gear be used outside of company A’s premises without certified radios? [Working From Home] Charles Grasso Dish Technologies (c) 303-204-2974 (h) 303-317-5530 (e ) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> (e2) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2020 10:37 AM To: Grasso, Charles [Outlook] <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>; [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: RE: [PSES] Question regarding use of un certified radios. This message originated outside of DISH and was sent by: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Hi Charles, Any idea which country you’re thinking about? USA? Canada? EU? Japan? In all the cases I can think of, I agree that “err, what? No!” is the correct answer. Michael. From: Grasso, Charles [Outlook] <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: 29 June 2020 17:28 To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [PSES] Question regarding use of un certified radios. Hello EMC standards gurus!!! I am being told that the use of uncertified radios (think WIFi) in the field is permitted as long as there are no commercial transactions involved. This makes no sense to me. Am I wrong? [Working From Home] Charles Grasso Dish Technologies (c) 303-204-2974 (h) 303-317-5530 (e ) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> (e2) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. 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