Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: claris!netcom!edg@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Edward Greenberg) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: SW or CB Mobil Radio: Legal? Message-ID: Date: 1 Sep 89 18:31:43 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Reply-To: Edward Greenberg Organization: NetCom- The Bay Area's Public Access Unix System {408 997-9175} Lines: 38 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 342, message 6 of 10 In article writes: > > The question is: can I use SW radio in my car? The > frequency diapasone 1 - 30 MHz. Is it OK with FCC, > and if not - what should I do to make it OK (if > anything)? If the transmitter power is 25 - 100 Watts, > what distance can it cover reliably? There are no frequencies between 1 and 30 MHz in which you can transmit without a license. If you want to get an Amateur Radio License, you can transmit on certain bands of this range, within the limits set forth by part 97 of the FCC Regulations. More info can be found on rec.ham-radio. > > CB radio - does it need any license? What's the maximum > distance it covers? What power is available? > CB Radio doesn't need a license these days. Coverage is several miles, depending on the traffic density in your area. CB is covered by part 95 of the FCC regs. More info is packed inside the manual of any CB Radio for sale (new.) I don't think there's a newsgroup devoted to CB Radio. > ANY info will be appreciated. You may either post it, or > (which is probably better) e-mail it to me to: > > uunet!bywater!arnor!uri > Tell us more about what you want to accomplish. Who do you want to talk to, for what purpose. Perhaps we can come up with a suitable solution to your application. -edg -- Ed Greenberg uunet!apple!netcom!edg