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REGULATIONS
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The Charon project is intended for educational purposes only. It is the
end-users responsibility to ensure compliance with local regulations. If you
are operating within the US, the the following from FCC part 15 may or may not
apply. Please do take the responsibility to make sure that you are employing
good engineering practices.
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Section 15.23 Home-Built Transmitters that are Not for Sale
Hobbyists, inventors and other parties that design and build Part 15
transmitters with no intention of ever marketing them may construct and
operate up to five such transmitters for their own personal use without
having to obtain FCC equipment authorization. If possible, these transmitters
should be tested for compliance with the Commission's rules. If such testing
is not practicable, their designers and builders are required to employ good
engineering practices in order to ensure compliance with the Part 15 standards.
Section 15.5, 47 U.S.C. 503 Home-built transmitters, like all
Part 15 transmitters, are not allowed to cause interference to licensed radio
communications and must accept any interference that they receive. If
a home-built Part 15 transmitter does cause interference to licensed radio
communications, the Commission will require its operator to cease operation
until the interference problem is corrected. Furthermore, if the Commission
determines that the operator of such a transmitter has not attempted to
ensure compliance with the Part 15 technical standards by employing good
engineering practices then that operator may be fined up to $10,000 for each
violation and $75,000 for a repeat or continuing violation.
Section 15.7, 47 CFR Part 5 Operating a prototype of
a product that is ultimately intended for market is not considered "personal
use." Thus, a party that designs and builds a transmitter with plans to mass
produce and market a future version of it must obtain an experimental license
from the FCC in order to operate the transmitter for any purpose other than
testing for compliance with the Part 15 technical standards. Information on
experimental licenses may be obtained from the contact point listed in the
Additional Information section of this bulletin. FCC authorization is not
required in order to test a transmitter for compliance with the Part 15
technical standards.