Joe Montierth wrote:
> You probably can't get the same right answer from two
> or more FCC people that you talk to on the phone. You
> are just as likely to get the wrong answer, since you
> probably know more about the rules than they do. Just
> because it's the FCC on the phone doesn't make it
> right.
>
> A few weeks ago, a fellow on our GMRS forum called the
> FCC to complain about unlicensed operation on GMRS
> channels. The lady there referred him to the
> "frequency coordinator" PCIA.
> http://www.popularwireless.com/ubb/Forum15/HTML/000482.html
...and this explains why when you have an interference complaint, do
your homework, get as much info as you can possibly get (locations,
names, address, etc) and call your nearest field office directly. As
this forum points out, the call center is clueless on these matters,
where the field office personnel will be glad to help-IF-you have done
most of the work, also incuding contacting the offender yourself FIRST.
And keep copies of everything.
> That being said, there is nothing in the certification
> grant from the FCC that certifies one radio as a
> "repeater" and another as a "mobile", the grants can
> look virtually identical. Here are a few examples:
>
> Repeaters:
>
> Vertex VXR-5000 UHF repeater K66VXR-5000U
> Kenwood TKR-820 UHF repeater ALH9TKTKR-820-1
>
> Mobiles:
>
> Kenwood TK-830 UHF ALHTK830G-1
> Kenwood TK-860 UHF ALHTK-860-1
>
> Handheld:
>
> Maxon SP-200 UHF F3JSP200U2
>
> Those of you who know how to look up FCC ID numbers
> can view the grants on these radios, and see that they
> are virtually identical, except for power out.
>
> The FCC certifies radios for a particular rule part,
> such as part 90, 95, 95A, etc, not for the application
> that the radio will be used in. That is how these
> manufacturers can take two "mobiles" and use them as a
> repeater.
>
> Re: Micor/MII debate.
>
> The FCC OET website doesn't have any equipment listed
> (for any service) that was certificated prior to 1981.
> Since the MII and Micor were both produced in the
> 70's, it would stand to reason that they will not
> appear on an FCC list of approved radios.
>
> It is widely known that the MII and Micor were both
> used in GMRS applications from their introduction and
> on to today.
>
> To my knowledge, there has been no de-certification of
> these radios for part 90, some communities are still
> using tham, yet they won't be found in the OET
> database, since they don't have a "new" FCC ID number.
>
>
> The technical regulations regarding certification
> standards have not changed (for these radios),
> therefore one would have to assume that they are still
> legal to use in any application that they were legal
> for when manufactured.
>
> What does this mean? Use your own best judgement in
> using these radios, use them if you want to, or not if
> you don't want.
>
> Joe
Thanks for that explanation, Joe. I think Russ was sold down the river
by someone somewhere who mis-interpreted something.
--
Jim Barbour
WD8CHL
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