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Graham
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join:2005-08-09
Blue Ridge, TX
| reply to cmaenginsb
Re: Are you FCC Legal
said by cmaenginsb  :I've also not actually had it clarified to me that you can take a piece of equipment certified under Part-15 and operate it under Part-97, I understand that a lot of people are doing this but I still haven't had things clarified for me. Yes, you can take any equipment, regardless of how it was originally certified and operate it under Part97 providing you follow the guidelines for Part97 in return. For instance: you cannot run a business (or profit in any way) from it, all communications must be either unencrypted or easily decrypted (WEP key in SSID?), and you must identify yourself by your call sign at the beginning, end, and every 10 minutes in a communication.
Quite a bit of that is pretty "fuzzy" as to what is 100% legal however. The FCC wording says you can't "obstruct the meaning of the communication." You also must obviously follow the frequency allocations for Part97. The bonus to that of course is that under Part97, you have precedence over every Part15 device. | |
cmaenginsb
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-19
Palmdale, CA
| reply to funkyfelty
From my exeriences I'd bet maybe 20-30% are 100% legal with about 70% being legal WRT power but not antenna combinations.
I don't think anyone here would actually confirm or deny it though.
Personally while they have relaxed them I bit, I do not understand the antenna requirement. If you use a professionally designed antenna (not a cantenna) what's the big deal as long as you stay inside of the power limits?
As to enforcement the FCC doesn't have the time except for 2 things:
a. You interfere with a licensed user, and their are licensed users of parts of the 2.4 band.
b. You're colocated on a site and the FCC investigates one of the other tennants. The see your handsome 1 watt amp on your omni and decide to check you out.
As to Part97, that's a whole nother ball of wax. Asic I'm sure you don't get any personal gain from your use of the equipment right? I've also not actually had it clarified to me that you can take a piece of equipment certified under Part-15 and operate it under Part-97, I understand that a lot of people are doing this but I still haven't had things clarified for me.
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