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

Sat Feb 4 23:14:00 CST 2006

yea well, i figured this out after the visit. hence the type certified AM 
1000 Rangemaster. which when installed per instructions should pass muster.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harold Hallikainen" <harold at hallikainen.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 12:11 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] Busted! (WAS:AM Radio Kit)

> 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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