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"DA  00- 2225
September 28, 2000         

OET Extends Effective Date of Antenna Connector Requirement
Indefinitely


On May 22, 2000, the Office of Engineering and Technology, OET, issued
a Public Notice, DA 00-1087, clarifying 47 CFR 15.203.  This rule
requires transmitters authorized under Part 15 to be designed in such
a way as to ensure that no antenna, other than that furnished by the
responsible party, can be used with the device.  Typically, a
manufacturer will either design a unique antenna connector or modify a
commonly available connector to satisfy this requirement.  In the
Public Notice, we noted several antenna connectors, that were once
considered unique, have since become common place and no longer
satisfy the requirement of this rule section.  Hence, effective 30
days after the date of the Public Notice, these antenna connectors
would no longer be acceptable for satisfying the requirement in
Section 15.203.

On June 22, 2000 we extended the effective date of the antenna
connector requirement in the Public Notice to October 1, 2000.
However, a Petition for Reconsideration has been filed and, in order
to consider the merits of the Petition, we are extending the effective
date of the Public Notice indefinitely.  After a decision on the
merits of the Petition has been made, we will address the need for a
new effective date regarding DA 00-1087.

Thus, we are extending the effective date of Public Notice, DA
00-1087, indefinitely.  

For further information concerning this Public Notice, contact Joe
Dichoso at the FCC Laboratory, 7435 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, Md.
21046, (301) 362-3024, or e-mail: jdichoso@fcc.gov."

I was in the approval process when this happened...you should have
seen management flip out!!  HAHA!! LOL!!

Elroy



On 05 May 2002 06:57:31 GMT, Steve Fenwick
<no-return-address@see-below.invalid> wrote:

>In article <5ch2duo9ims5jdvombhb577rpnvlbated9@4ax.com>,
> Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@comix.santa-cruz.ca.us> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 1 May 2002 14:40:21 -0700, "Gary Funck" <gary@intrepid.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> >What is a TNC-R connector?
>> 
>> The FCC had this great idea that if they forced the manufactories to
>> use non-standard connectors, people would be less tempted to add power
>> amplifiers and external antennas.  Fat chance.  The TNC-R is a
>> standard TNC connector, with the center pin as the opposite sex.
>>     http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/connectors.html
>
>So, how do you think they (and other OEMs) avoid running afoul of the 
>FCC Public Notice, DA 00-1087, dated May 22, 2000, that essentially 
>makes RP-TNC (among others) illegal for Section 15.203 transmitters? Are 
>they really using RP-TNC, or perhaps reverse thread TNC?
>
>Steve
>
>-- 
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