Michael,
15.103 is in 47 CFR 15 Subpart B which is for relevant to unintentional radiators. There are 2 classes of equipment here: 47CFR 15.3 (h) Class A digital device. A digital device that is marketed for use in a commercial, industrial or business environment, exclusive of a device which is marketed for use by the general public or is intended to be used in the home. 47CFR 15.3 (i) Class B digital device. A digital device that is marketed for use in a residential environment notwithstanding use in commercial, business and industrial environments. Examples of such devices include, but are not limited to, personal computers, calculators, and similar electronic devices that are marketed for use by the general public. Since these do not include “military,” I would expect that by definition 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B is not applicable to military equipment. Applicability of any of the other Subparts for Intentional radiators would be determined by the actual frequency spectrum used. Since you are dealing with non-commercial equipment I would expect that the frequency band of operation would fall in between the regulated bands for licensed and unlicensed devices. Alvin Disclaimer: The contents reflect the opinion of the author and are meant for entertainment purposes only. ________________________________ From: emc-p...@ieee.org [mailto:emc-p...@ieee.org] On Behalf Of Michael Loerzer Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 10:13 AM To: EMC-PSTC@LISTSERV.IEEE.ORG Subject: US FCC Exemptions for Military Equipment? +++ Globalnorm-Konferenz „Product Compliance“, 09. und 10.06.2009 in Berlin, www.product-compliance.com (english version follows) +++ Dear All, We are assisting a German company to deliver a military system (c-band radar device, 4-8 GHz) to the USA. We are not sure about the “civil” regulatory requirements for this system. Questions: * Are military devices generally exempted from FCC Part 15 (Section 15.103 Exempted devices includes no military equipment)? What about the device mentioned afore? * Does ANSI Z535.6-2006 also apply to military devices? I would highly appreciate your response. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Yours sincerely Dipl.-Ing. Michael Loerzer Managing Director Regulatory Affairs Specialist michael.loer...@globalnorm.de <mailto:michael.loer...@globalnorm.de> Fon: +49 30 3229027-50, Direct Call: -51 Mobile: +49 170 3229027 Fax: +49 30 3229027-59 www.Globalnorm.de <http://www.globalnorm.de/> Globalnorm GmbH, Sitz der Gesellschaft: Alt-Moabit 94, 10559 Berlin Geschaeftsfuehrer/Managing Director: Dipl.-Ing. Michael Loerzer Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg HRB 105204 B, USt-ID-Nummer: DE251654448 - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@ptcnh.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com> - This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <emc-p...@ieee.org> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc Graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. can be posted to that URL. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <emcp...@ptcnh.net> Mike Cantwell <mcantw...@ieee.org> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher <j.bac...@ieee.org> David Heald <dhe...@gmail.com>
