Gerald, Jim
The TCB personnel seemed to agree that the "Intentional Radiator" part of
the SDR 1000 would be covered by Part 97.
There was concern that "Unintentional Radiations" could cause
problems, which is probably why IcoKenYaeTec have their equipment Part 15
certified when digital communication to/from external equipment is
provided.
All of this stuff is subject to individual interpretation and Jim pretty
much summed it up with:
"Realistically, it's probably in the category of: as long as nobody
complains...".
The problem for Original Equipment Manufacturers is that a
complaint can cost them a LOT in consequential damage so
most build Unintentional Radiation Compliance
Certification into all new product design cycles.
I am presently involved with a new product
that has both Intentional and Unintentional Radiations
(RFID, BlueTooth, WIFI and GPS systems embedded into a
hand-held WindowsCE computer with RS-232, RS-485, Fast Ethernet, USB and
Fiber Optic connectivity options) so we have to satisfy the
limits of radiated AND conducted emissions for BOTH. Jim is
right on with his caution about FO driver PC board circuit layout.
In fact, given a set of smaller SDR boards and conversion of
the PowerSDR GUI to run under Real Time Linux, this
product could be used for a hand-held SDR1000 with a built-in
wired, wireless and/or fiber internet connection.
With new off-the-shelf, direct conversion ISM
Band Systems-On-a-Chip, this product has reached the stage
of development where it can be 'software
re-defined' for CW/AM/SSB/FM operation in the 14, 432-450
and 2304 MHz bands which are very close to nearby ISM bands (i.e.
13.56 MHz ISM to 14 MHz HAM).
Phil, K3IB