Sec.  15.240   Operation in the band 433.5-434.5 MHz.

   

   (a) Operation under the provisions of this section is restricted to
   devices that use radio frequency energy to identify the contents of
   commercial shipping containers. Operations must be limited to
   commercial and industrial areas such as ports, rail terminals and
   warehouses. Two-way operation is permitted to interrogate and to load
   data into devices. Devices operated pursuant to the provisions of this
   section shall not be used for voice communications.

   (b) The field strength of any emissions radiated within the specified
   frequency band shall not exceed 11,000 microvolts per meter measured
   at a distance of 3 meters. The emission limit in this paragraph is
   based on measurement instrumentation employing an average detector.
   The peak level of any emissions within the specified frequency band
   shall not exceed 55,000 microvolts per meter measured at a distance of
   3 meters. Additionally, devices authorized under these provisions
   shall be provided with a means for automatically limiting operation so
   that the duration of each transmission shall not be greater than 60
   seconds and be only permitted to reinitiate an interrogation in the
   case of a transmission error. Absent such a transmission error, the
   silent period between transmissions shall not be less than 10 seconds.

   (c) The field strength of emissions radiated on any frequency outside
   of the specified band shall not exceed the general radiated emission
   limits in Sec. 15.209.

   (d) In the case of radio frequency powered tags designed to operate
   with a device authorized under this section, the tag may be approved
   with the device or be considered as a separate device subject to its
   own authorization. Powered tags approved with a device under a single
   application shall be labeled with the same identification number as
   the device.

   (e) To prevent interference to Federal Government radar systems,
   operation under the provisions of this section is not permitted within
   40 kilometers of the following locations:


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        DoD Radar Site                Latitude            Longitude
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Beale Air Force Base..........  39°08[min]10[se  121°21[min]04[s
                                 c] N                 ec] W
Cape Cod Air Force Station....  41°45[min]07[se  070°32[min]17[s
                                 c] N                 ec] W
Clear Air Force Station.......  64°55[min]16[se  143°05[min]02[s
                                 c] N                 ec] W
Cavalier Air Force Station....  48°43[min]12[se  097°54[min]00[s
                                 c] N                 ec] W
Eglin Air Force Base..........  30°43[min]12[se  086°12[min]36[s
                                 c] N                 ec] W
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   (f) As a condition of the grant, the grantee of an equipment
   authorization for a device operating under the provisions of this
   section shall provide information to the user concerning compliance
   with the operational restrictions in paragraphs (a) and (e) of this
   section. As a further condition, the grantee shall provide information
   on the locations where the devices are installed to the FCC Office of
   Engineering and Technology, which shall provide this information to
   the Federal Government through the National Telecommunications and
   Information Administration. The user of the device shall be
   responsible for submitting updated information in the event the
   operating location or other information changes after the initial
   registration. The grantee shall notify the user of this requirement.
   The information provided by the grantee or user to the Commission
   shall include the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address
   of the user, the address and geographic coordinates of the operating
   location, and the FCC identification number of the device. The
   material shall be submitted to the following address:

   Experimental Licensing Branch, OET, Federal Communications Commission,
   445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, ATTN: RFID Registration.

   [ 69 FR 29464 , May 24, 2004]