Ed,
I think the unsettling part is "Operation is subject to the condition
that this device does not cause harmful interference." On the surface
this appears to be pretty damning evidence for an irate neighbor to use
in court. Is this FCC language or is this something Yaesu made up?
Kris N5KM
"Hare,Ed, W1RFI" wrote:
>
> The sky is not falling. Certain VHF and up receivers require FCC
> Certification and the Part 15 label covers the operation of the receiver.
>
> Whew!
>
> 73,
> Ed Hare, W1RFI
> ARRL Lab
> 225 Main St
> Newington, CT 06111
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jim Smith [mailto:jimsmith@shaw.ca]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 4:00 AM
> > To: rfi@contesting.com
> > Subject: [RFI] FT-847 is a Part 15 Device?
> >
> >
> > I'm getting interested in V/UHF, satellites, etc. and am
> > considering the
> > Yaesu FT-847 (even though it doesn't have VOX) as it looks
> > like it will
> > give me an entry into all that stuff as well as serve as a
> > 2nd radio for
> > SO2R contesting (the main event). So, I downloaded the 847 manual.
> > There I read something that frightened me more than anything I have
> > ever read by Stephen King, let alone his hero, H.P. Lovecraft.
> >
> > On the next to last page the true horror is revealed, and I
> > quote, "This
> > device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is
> > subject to
> > the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference."
> >
> > Shudder!
> >
> > I downloaded the manual from
> > http://www.yaesu.com/amateur/pdf/manuals/ft_847.pdf
> >
> > Why would any ham buy this radio? Has anyone talked to Yaesu
> > about this?
> >
> > Is the sky falling? Is this the end? Tell me it isn't so.
> >
> > 73 de the paranoid Jim Smith VE7FO
> >
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