Hi Skipp
>Hi Neil,
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>Although the example story deviation was excessive, I'm not
>sure the citation would have actually stuck in a band where
>wideband experimental amateur radio modes are allowed. The
>results could have played out a number of different ways.
I would believe the response to the citation would have been
there is no specification in Part 97 of the FCC regulations
about deviation or some such.
>I have found cases where the inspection people were quite nice,
>very smart and interested in making sure the spirit of the law
>is pretty much in effect. I've also found cases where the
>converse was the deal of the day.
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>The best thing one could hope for is to stay off the FCC's radar
>screen by being realistic (not a division of Tandy Corportation)
>and keeping your paperwork straight.
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>A lot of people will call upon the authorities to deal with a
>problem and then act surprised when the inspectors also want to
>check out the reporting parties equipment and licenses. Beware
>of what you ask for the other person as it will surely also
>happen to you...
Except for license tests, I have had never been contacted by
commission employees except once by someone in the Los Angeles
office.
At the time, I was the amateur band UHF frequency coordinator
in southern California. He wanted to know who was on a certain
frequency. Looking at my info chart, I told him who. Also let
him know how to locate the person. His repeater on Mt. Wilson
at the time, was spurious and was causing interference.
The transmitter, as I remember, was an RCA CSU15 ...
>cheers,
>skipp
Neil
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>> Quite a number of years ago, I knew of an FCC inspection of a
>> repeater site in southern California - apparently the inspector
>> didn't know what he was looking at.
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>> As the story went, he removed the output of the exciter to
>> measure the RF power there ... The exciter consisted of a rack
>> mounted Motorola U44BBT.
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>> I don't remember the rest of the story but the system owner got
>> cited for excessive deviation - was running +/- 10 kHz or so.
>> This was in the amateur band ... before most of the systems had
>> gone to +/- 5 kHz.
>>
>> Neil - WA6KLA
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