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Article #14650Re: Possible to upgrade PC from FCC Class B to A?
From: John F. Woods
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 16:51
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 16:51
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mcovingt@aisun3.ai.uga.edu (Michael Covington) writes: >I think B is actually the better of the two classes (i.e., class B is >suitable for residential use, Class A isn't). So don't downgrade it >from class B to class A! >You can do lots of things to reduce emissions; visit any Radio Shack for >ideas. But if you mean you want the FCC to certify the computer as >another class, that would be very expensive. >As I understand it, it's not illegal to _use_ an office-grade computer >in a residential setting, it's just illegal to _sell_ it as suitable for >such use. Correct, however, if the FCC responds to an interference complaint from a neighbor and tracks it down to your PC, they can (and will) tell you never, ever to turn it on again, and they have the authority to enforce it.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ogicse!emory!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!eff!world!ksr!jfw From: jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Possible to upgrade PC from FCC Class B to A? Message-ID: <18864@ksr.com> Date: 17 Nov 92 16:51:05 GMT Article-I.D.: ksr.18864 References: <1992Nov16.192730.23028@cbfsb.cb.att.com> <1992Nov17.044504.28631@athena.cs.uga.edu> Sender: news@ksr.com Lines: 14