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| author | Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> | 2010-02-06 18:32:47 -0700 |
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| committer | Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com> | 2010-02-06 18:32:47 -0700 |
| commit | c1bd760a050cbfd374ea1be98d85a08f9a242cd0 (patch) | |
| tree | 10d3d90cf0cdc2df736f335da6b4bc04d4893f83 /Radio | |
| parent | fc5cfff16e7607cc60094b79dfbd17c3d09294a9 (diff) | |
don't say bad things about other approaches, since we don't completely
comprehend the FCC rules
Diffstat (limited to 'Radio')
| -rw-r--r-- | Radio/index.mdwn | 27 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/Radio/index.mdwn b/Radio/index.mdwn index 4780a14..849b44f 100644 --- a/Radio/index.mdwn +++ b/Radio/index.mdwn @@ -14,24 +14,15 @@ optimized digital radio transceiver at very low power. ## Legal Context ## -It is not clear to us that all of the approaches people have taken over -the years to put off the shelf radios in rockets are actually legal. To -legally operate a radio transmitter, we need to understand and adhere -to the rules that regulate use of the radio frequency spectrum. When -commercial radio components are used in ways the original designer did not -envision, the rules against which they were designed and certified may not -still apply. But because rocket flights are short and often happen in -remote places, and the chance of harmful interference to other radio users is -therefore pretty small, we're never heard of anyone being fined or -prosecuted over this. - -In the United States, the rules that matter to us are published by the -Federal Communications Commission, or [FCC](http://fcc.gov/). Under Part 15 -of the FCC rules, it is possible to design and build radios that can be used -without each user needing to hold an FCC license. However, complying with -those regulations isn't trivial and isn't cheap. But all hope is not -lost! There's an alternative, unambiguously legal -approach to operating our radio links. +To legally operate a radio transmitter, we need to understand and adhere +to the rules that regulate use of the radio frequency spectrum. In the +United States, the rules that matter to us are published by the +Federal Communications Commission, or [FCC](http://fcc.gov/). Under various +sections of the FCC rules, particularly Part 15, it is possible to design +and build radios that can be used +without each user needing to hold an FCC license. Complying with those +regulations isn't trivial and isn't cheap. Forunately, there is an +alternative. FCC Part 97 and its equivalent in other countries define an "amateur radio" (sometimes called "ham radio") |