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"Peter Pan" <Marcs1102NOSPAM@Hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<2ibtv8Flgkt0U1@uni-berlin.de>...
> "Andy S" <adsisson@NOrochesterSPAM.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:2y1wc.121128$hY.25048@twister.nyroc.rr.com
> >> "Gator" <gator2@webmail.co.za>
> >> wrote in message news:2ibibvFkqleiU1@uni-berlin.de...
> >> Have you figured out how to
> >> send/receive FAXES?
> >>
> I do it all the time both at home (cord cut), and in my RV... And both are
> activated with this unit on Verizon (took a while, but it is an approved and
> activated device by Verizon)
>
> check out
http://www.cellantenna.com/BaseStation/cellular_base_station.htm
>
I'll add this and just say that "buyer beware" and the end user is not
considered the licensee:
You are receiving this email in response to your inquiry to the FCC on
10/6/2003 12:39:56 PM.
Thank you for contacting the FCC.
47 CFR 90.219 and 47 CFR 22.283 both include the same term to identify
who is eligible to utilize these devices, the licensee.
Dear FCC Representative,
I am in search of the clarification of the FCC rule stated above on
the
ability of a private, non-FCC licensed individual, to install a signal
booster (aka Bi-Directional Amplifier) to amplify signals above 150
MHz
(specificially 800 and 1.9 GHz) inside of a private building. In my
interpretation of the FCC rule as I tried to explain to an individual
that the said installation of such a system can only be authorized
and/or
installed by a "licensee" holding a Part 90 or Part 22 license (or
their authorized sub-contractor) and he , as a private individual" is
not
allowed to freely install such a system as he is not the "licensee".
This individual is under the impression that because the signal
booster
(BDA) is an un-regulated device he has the ability to install these
units without the concurrence of the Cellular/PCS providers without
their
knowledge. Of course we are at a blockage here as the manufacturers
of
these devices (specificially Andrew Corp.) have also advised him that
he doesn't need any type of authorization to install such a device to
amplify someone else's licensed channels.
For your convenience I have cut and pasted the rule along with my
contact phone number below if you would like to speak directly with
me.
Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.
Mark
_______________________________________________________________________________
FCC Rule:
Sec. 90.219 Use of signal boosters.
Licensees authorized to operate radio systems in the frequency
bands
above 150 MHz may employ signal boosters at fixed locations in
accordance with the following criteria:
(a) The amplified signal is retransmitted only on the exact
frequency(ies) of the originating base, fixed, mobile, or portable
station(s). The booster will fill in only weak signal areas and cannot
extend the system's normal signal coverage area.
(b) Class A narrowband signal boosters must be equipped with
automatic gain control circuitry which will limit the total effective
radiated power (ERP) of the unit to a maximum of 5 watts under all
conditions. Class B broadband signal boosters are limited to 5 watts
ERP
for each authorized frequency that the booster is designed to amplify.
(c) Class A narrowband boosters must meet the out-of-band emission
limits of Sec. 90.209 for each narrowband channel that the booster is
designed to amplify. Class B broadband signal boosters must meet the
emission limits of Sec. 90.209 for frequencies outside of the
booster's
design passband.
(d) Class B broadband signal boosters are permitted to be used
only
in confined or indoor areas such as buildings, tunnels, underground
areas, etc., or in remote areas, i.e., areas where there is little or
no
risk of interference to other users.
(e) The licensee is given authority to operate signal boosters
without separate authorization from the Commission. Certificated
equipment must be employed and the licensee must ensure that all
applicable rule requirements are met.
(f) Licensees employing either Class A narrowband or Class B
broadband signal boosters as defined in Sec. 90.7 are responsible for
correcting any harmful interference that the equipment may cause to
other systems. Normal co-channel transmissions will not be considered
as
harmful interference. Licensees will be required to resolve
interference
problems pursuant to Sec. 90.173(b).
[61 FR 31052, June 19, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 36610, July 7, 1998]
Representative Number : TSR17
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