[Premium-Rx] FCC Remote Control receivers

Wed Dec 8 02:06:09 EST 2004

And I prefer the banned R390 thread!

Chuck

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[mailto:premium-rx-bounces at ml.skirrow.org] On Behalf Of Mac McCullough
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:40 PM
To: Ben Dover; Geoff Fors; premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org
Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] FCC Remote Control receivers

I'm lovin this thread, but getting real paranoid..  mac/mc

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Dover" <quixote2 at ix.netcom.com>
To: "Geoff Fors" <wb6nvh at mbay.net>; <premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] FCC Remote Control receivers

> Hello Geoff.
>
> Re. FCC monitoring vehicles;
>
> A few years back at the Madison, WI "Broadcaster's Clinic", the Chicago 
> FCC
> office was kind enough to exhibit one of thier mobile monitoring units.
>
> The vehicle itself was a Ford E350 truck with duallies in the rear, 
> carrying
> a box body most commonly known as a "Type 3 Ambulance" body. These 
> critters
> are most commonly fitted with a HUGE 7+ litre Diesel engine, often fitted 
> with
> a turbocharger when used in ambulance service. Essentially, it was a 
> walk-in
> ambulance body, but without the windows...   the only ones there were in
> the side
> and rear doors. Incidentally, this one did NOT have the ambulance type
> walkthru
> to the cab.
>
> The Ford E350 is a logical choice for this sort of work; as standard 
> equipment
> it has dual batteries (for cranking that monster Diesel), and has 
> available to
> medical type users a big 110 VAC sine wave inverter (standard or optional
> gear,
> I don't know) which would greatly simplify powering the monitoring gear. 
> The
> Diesel is routinely set up (in ambulance service) with the heavy duty 
> cooling
> systems & generators required for long engine idling periods while pulling
> the
> electrical and compressor loads required for heating and air conditioning 
> the
> box, and providing the auxiliary electrical capacity needed for medical
> electronics and box lighting (which can get pretty intense).
>
> The box appeared to be the standard 8' x 8' x 12' size.
>
> The truck was all white; the only markings on it are FEDERAL 
> COMMUNICATIONS
> COMMISSION in VERY small letters on the side. Incidentally, it did NOT 
> have
> a Federal license plate, just a standard Illinois tag.
>
> The only antennas visible outside were the standard antenna for the AM / 
> FM
> radio in the cab, and a cop car type high band whip (quarter wave) on top 
> of
> the cab. However...  the box appeared to be the fibreglass thye rather 
> than
> the matal type (both are common in ambulance service.
>
>
> The interior was a bit of a surprise.
>
> The floor and walls were CARPETED, and the ceiling was acoustic tile! Set
> into the walls (in disguised relay racks??? I couldn't see them) was a big
> assortment of Watkins Johnson receivers, a spectrum analyzer, and various
> other bits and pieces of gear mainly aimed at AM / FM / TV broadcast type
> measurements to determine technical compliance. There were a couple of
> loose, comfortable chairs (not anchored), and a Mr. Coffee! These guys are
> set up to sit & monitor for a fairly long term if they want to, and do it
> in comfort.
>
> Surprisingly, I saw NO recording gear, and no comnputers in evidence.
>
>
> Talking to one of the field engineers, I determined that the truck was set
> up to effectively monitor anything from 10 KHz to well into the mircowave
> spectrum. I imagine the outside storage compartments of the truck body 
> held
> various antennas and mounting hardware for them.
>
> The field engineers also said that once every 60 days the truck took a 
> trip
> to FCC headquarters for a complete recalibration and recertification of 
> all
> equipment; after all, the readings it produced are often the basis for the
> violation & "apparent liability" notices that they issue, and it had 
> BETTER
> be reading right on the money!
>
>
> 73's,
>
> Tom, W9LBB
>
>
>
>
> At 09:08 PM 12/6/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>>          I seem to recall something like 5 receiving positions.    info 
>> on
>>the remote control software for W-J.              There are also some 
>>other
>> special RV type vehicles with much larger and newer assortments of gear
>>inside,  these after 9/11 are becoming rather classified although they can
>>be seen at  large events such as inaugurations, visits by foreign
>>dignitaries, and so  forth.    details to the  list.   Geoff Fors
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