In the real world... it's only the responsibility of the License holder to ensure the transmitter emissions are legal and based on my conversations with a few FCC types.... means they are within the normal legal parameters/operation/scope of the license
They have much bigger fish to fry... cheers, s. > Tony KT9AC <kt...@...> wrote: > > Does anyone know if a MSF5000 converted to narrowband operation would be > legal under Part 90 after 2013? > > Tony > > Gary wrote: > > > > > > Don't know where you got the "below 512Mhz" comment from (except perhaps a > > sloppy comment in a recent article printed in Urgent Communications) but > > here's what the R& O really says; > > > > "Earlier in this proceeding, the Commission took the following actions in > > order to bring > > about a timely transition to narrowband technology: (1) set January 1, > > 2013, > > as the deadline for Industrial/Business and Public Safety Radio Pool > > licensees in the 150-174 MHz and 421-512 MHz bands to either migrate > > to 12.5 > > kHz technology, or utilize a technology that achieves equivalent > > efficiency; > > (2) prohibited any applications for new systems using 25 kHz channels, or > > modification applications that expand the authorized contour of an > > existing > > 25 kHz station, effective January 1, 2011; (3) prohibited the manufacture > > and importation of any 150-174 MHz or 421-512 MHz band equipment > > capable of > > operating with only one voice path per 25 kHz of spectrum, i.e., equipment > > that includes a 25 kHz mode, beginning January 1, 2011; and (4) prohibited > > the certification of any equipment that includes a 25 kHz mode > > beginning January 1, 2011.2" > > > > Keep in mind this applies to Part 90 services and not Part 95 or 97 radio > > services. > > Gary > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of wmhpowell > > Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 9:49 AM > > To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com > > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Narrow Banding and VHF Low Band > > > > Help! > > > > The FCC rules on narrow-banding seem to be contradictory when it comes to > > determining if VHF low band must be converted to narrow band. > > > > On one hand, the FCC states that "All" "below 512 MHz" which implies > > VHF low > > but on the other they specifically mention VHF high and UHF, specifically > > NOT mentioning VHF low band. > > > > I need to come up with a specific reference from FCC docs either requiring > > or exempting VHF low from narrow banding requirements. > > > > Urban legend and "I heard" won't get the funding if VHF low must be > > narrow-banded - only something form the FCC can make the $$ flow. > > And, yes, I looked but found nothing definitive. > > > > Thanks, > > Bill - WB1GOT > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >
