I called Jerry Ulcek of the Enforcement Bureau this morning. He was very helpful and knowledgeable. He basically said there are three things you need to be aware of.
1. Exposure, "Mount antennas high and out of the way. Using low dBi omni's are fine and point to point at higher dBi is fine as long as people are not directly exposed." 2. You must pay close attention to power even though the equipment is considered low power. Adding high gain antennas could possibly violate the maximum output regulations. 3. Radios and Antennas should be certified by the FCC to work together. Even if each piece of equipment is individually certified, you should have the equipment certified as it will be connected in the field by the FCC lab. Jerry went on to mention that the OET #65 found here http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/documents/bulletins/ is a comprehensive guide to compliance. To all who contributed to this thread, many thanks. Charlie Deckert Senior VP, WISP GEAR Inc. www.wispgear.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Pozar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 1:07 PM Subject: [BAWUG] RFR and the FCC > It seems the FCC is gearing up to look at and enforce RFR violations. > From another list I am on for Broadcast Engineers... > > LARGE FINES ANTICIPATED FOR RFR VIOLATIONS > > Amazing as it may seem, many broadcasters profess not to > be aware of the requirement to have an RF study performed > on their tower. I hear comments such as "It's okay -- we > have had crews climbing this tower for years without any > problems." At issue is not whether there have been problems, > or even whether the FCC standards are reasonable, but rather > that those standards are the law and that it is the > responsibility of the licensee to comply. > > I recently met with Linda Blair, Deputy Chief of the FCC's > Enforcement Bureau, who stated that enforcement of RF safety > standards was one of her three main goals. She emphasized > that the way they intend to achieve compliance is with large > fines, and that the first fine would be coming soon. If > anyone is unclear about the law, they can visit the FCC > website and check OET #65, or call Jerry Ulcek of the > Enforcement Bureau at 303-231-5205, Ext. 205. > > Steve Hopkins, Tower Structures, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > From the Communications General Corporation maillist @ > http://www.bext.com/_CGC/ > > Typically broadcasters have to jump through a number of hoops in > complying with RFR standards such as studies and engineering > statements on their applications. We don't, but with long distance > use of licensed-exempt radios, we do put out enough power per square > cm that can go over the ANSI limits. We need to insure that in > those situations that we meet the rules as to who can be in those > fields and how long they can be exposed. It is just a matter of > time that the FCC will start to look at community wireless networks > and WISP installations for compliance. > > A couple of good resources into compliance and the problems of RFR > can be found at: > > http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/ > > http://www.rfsafetysolutions.com/rf_radiation.htm > > Tim > -- > Snail: Tim Pozar / LNS / 1978 45th Ave / San Francisco CA 94116 / USA > POTS: +1 415 665 3790 Radio: KC6GNJ / KAE6247 > "A mass in movement resists change of direction. So does the world > oppose a new idea. It takes time to make up the minds to its value > and importance. Ignorance, prejudice and inertia of the old retard > its early progress. It is discredited by insincere exponents and > selfish exploiters. It is attacked and condemned by its enemies. > Eventually, though, all barriers are thrown down, and it spreads > like fire. This will also prove true of the wireless art." > - Nikola Tesla in 1908 > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
