[Premium-Rx] FCC Remote Control receivers

Wed Dec 8 02:11:14 EST 2004

oh no.. please. not here again...  geezz  go over to the r-390 list,  then 
it will be all you need.. those guys all eat and breath the 390 stuff.. I'm 
way past any receiver that weighs more than small children..   matter fact 
im nearing the weight limit of something like newborn twins

Seriously , im liking this FCC thread..  a lot of capability that I didn't 
know much about has been expressed here in the past few hours..  mac/mc

Located 46 miles due North of the Alamo, and 121 miles due South of the 
Western White House.   see my website at  www.collinsandharrisradios.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Hutton" <charlesh3 at msn.com>
To: <premium-rx at ml.skirrow.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 1:06 AM
Subject: RE: [Premium-Rx] FCC Remote Control receivers

> And I prefer the banned R390 thread!
>
>
> Chuck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: premium-rx-bounces at ml.skirrow.org
> [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
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> I'm lovin this thread, but getting real paranoid..  mac/mc
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> Located 46 miles due North of the Alamo, and 121 miles due South of the
> Western White House.   see my website at  www.collinsandharrisradios.com
> ----- 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
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>
>> 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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