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ENFORCEMENT: FCC SAYS THAT UNREGULATED PART 15 DEVICES
INTERFERING WITH AVIATION WEATHER SYSTEM
The FCC has acted to curb interference to aviation Terminal
Doppler Weather Radars Systems coming from unlicensed Part
15 devices. Amateur Radio Newsline's Norm Seeley, KI7UP
reports:
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The FCC's Enforcement Bureau recently took action against
several companies for operating devices that caused
interference to Terminal Doppler Weather Radars maintained
by the Federal Aviation Administration. Terminal Doppler
Weather Radars systems operating in the 5600 to 5650 MHz
band are used by the FAA to obtain quantitative measurements
for gust fronts, wind shear, microbursts, and similar
information.
Investigations have been conducted by the FCC, the FAA, and
the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration in several areas of the United States and
Puerto Rico. These have revealed that much of the
interference stems from wireless devices sharing the same
band as Terminal Doppler Weather Radars systems, and
operating outdoors in the vicinity of airports at high
elevations that are line-of-sight to the radar
installations. Also that most are operating inconsistent
with the FCC Part 15 Rules.
The Enforcement Bureau and the FAA are continuing to
investigate additional areas where interference is reported
to Terminal Doppler Weather Radars systems. The FCC says
that it will continue to take appropriate enforcement action
as necessary.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in
Scottsdale, Arizona.
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More information on this matter is available in FCC release
DA 12-459 released on September 27th and FCC Enforcement
Asdvisory 2012-07 released on the same date. (FCC)
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ENFORCEMENT: FCC CREATES TOLL FREE NUMBER TO REPORT
CELLPHONE AND GPS JAMMING
The FCC wants your help in locating anyone who is using a
cellular telephone or GPS jamming device and to do this the
Commission's Enforcement Bureau has launched a dedicated
jammer tip line at 1-855-55-NOJAM or 1-855-556-6526. This,
to make it easier for the public to report the use or sale
of illegal cell phone, GPS or other signal jammers.
As has been said many times before, it is against the law to
use, import, advertise, sell or ship a cellular telephone or
GPS jammer or any other type of device that blocks, jams or
interferes with authorized communications, whether on
private or public property. As such, members of the public
are being asked to call the FCC's toll free Jammer Tip Line
immediately if you are aware of the ongoing use of a cell,
GPS, or other signal jammer. Also please call if an
employer operates a jammer in a workplace; you observe a
jammer in operation at a school or college; you observe an
advertisement for a jammer at a local store or you observe a
jammer being operated on your local bus, train or other mass
transit system.
One warning. This number is only for use to report
cellphone or GPS jamming devices. Please do not call it to
report that your favorite repeater is being jammed or that
your QSO on 20 meters is being interfered with. Those
matters will not be handled on this telephone line and will
be of no interest to those taking cellphone or GPS jamming
device calls.
Once again, the number where to report the use of cellphone
or GPS jamming is 1-855-55-NOJAM or 1-855-556-6526. And
calling that number is toll free. (FCC)
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