[BC] Busted! (WAS:AM Radio Kit)

[Harold Hallikainen]

100mw sounds a bit high. Back in 1993, I calculated that 18.7nw into an
isotropic antenna would hit the FCC limit for FM (see
http://sujan.hallikainen.org/rw/insite/insite73.html). Also, transmitters
that are sold are required to be certificated (see
http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/2006/15/201/). Further, only the
antenna the manufacturer certified the device with may be used (see
http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/2006/15/203/).

It sounds like you have a non-compliant device. Ramsey was recently fined
for selling such devices.

Harold


> it was a 100mw PLL unit from EDM Design. it had no FCC ID number. I ran it
> with a Comet 5/8 antenna. i was only getting out 3 blocks about 1/2 mile
> solid 1mi fringe on a car radio. I was not too famillair with FM rules.
> all
> i knew was 250uV/m at 3 meter from antenna which i'm not very good with
> advanced math so calculating this to RF power and antenna was beyond me. I
> just took a guess at it. figured i had to be close to legal as my range
> was
> in line with what Ramsey FAQ stated i should be getting as far as range
> under part 15 FM.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harold Hallikainen" <harold at hallikainen.com>
> To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 11:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [BC] Busted! (WAS:AM Radio Kit)
>
>
>> Did you build or buy the transmitter? Is the transmitter certified under
>> part 15? Was it a kit?
>>
>> Harold
>>
>>
>>> it was a Unofficial visit. Basically the man showed up here with a FIM
>>> and
>>> flashed a badge at my landlady and said i was operating an illegal
>>> radio
>>> station. my landlady asked if he had a warrant. no. she told him to
>>> leave.
>>> i
>>> was out. he said he would wait for me to come home. i waited up he
>>> never
>>> showed. it's been 2-1/2 weeks nothing on FCC website no letter. I
>>> thought
>>> i
>>> was operating part 15, but gues not. the rules for FM need to be more
>>> clearer like the AM Rules. I emailed him and spoke on the phone to him.
>>> he
>>> tried to discourage me from doing any broadcasting legal or otherwise.
>>> he
>>> had a bad attitude and was not a nice guy. I think he was mad because
>>> the
>>> voice of my Friend was on the station as voice tracks. my friend Was
>>> definately running pirate(40watts) and got caught by this same person
>>> and
>>> visited. same there no letter it's been 2 months for him. our engineer
>>> we
>>> got all this equipment from brought us all Rangemasters and we are
>>> going
>>> to
>>> start the Oldies AM 1700 Radio network.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <WFIFeng at aol.com>
>>> To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>>> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 10:42 PM
>>> Subject: [BC] Busted! (WAS:AM Radio Kit)
>>>
>>>
>>>> In a message dated 02/04/2006 10:40:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>>> kc8gpd at hotmail.com writes:
>>>>
>>>>> I had an FM 100mw, but got busted a few weeks
>>>>>  ago.
>>>>
>>>> Can you elaborate? Busted, how, exactly? Did they confiscate anything?
>>>> Do
>>>> you
>>>> have to pay a fine? Or did they simply say "Shut it down and don't do
>>>> it
>>>> again"?
>>>>
>>>> Willie...
>>>>
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