The Welcome Station
Posted on June 29, 2012
The members of part15.us have been wonderful in always agreeing that the FCC has jurisdiction over the airways and that the part 15 rules must be honored.
The members of part15.us have been wonderful in always agreeing that the FCC has jurisdiction over the airways and that the part 15 rules must be honored.
Many discussions have considered the possibility of a visit someday by an FCC inspector, which, as we’ve heard, could occur during business hours, in the evening, or over the weekend. Therefore we could be found in an inconvenient position, perhaps having dinner with guests or taking a shower.
Still, I would think we would want to be very accommodating and make the agent feel like we were expecting him all along.
Then I thought, our transmitter/antenna design should take this into account. It should be built in such a way that it will be easily reached for observation.
If it’s outdoors, it should not be in a thorn bush. If indoors it should not be behind a giant bookshelf filled with 4,000 heavy books.
Since our station is building some new outdoor antenna locations, I decided to make them visitor friendly. I hope that doesn’t make it too easy for thieves to grab the equipment…. hmmm.
Anyone else think of such things?
