[TrunkCom] Re: [DIGITAL-SCANNING] Digital Scanners in Canada

Thu, 15 Aug 2002 08:09:57 -0700 (PDT)

Now the question is this.  Does somebody who lives in
the States have to get a license before they take
their new Digital Scanner across the border into the
Dominion?
--- jay911_50 <[email protected]> wrote:
> Greetings all and sorry for the cross-post in 4
> groups, but I think 
> this is of use to any and all involved in each
> group.
> 
> I emailed Industry Canada regarding the laws with
> regards to digital 
> scanner receivers in Canada - namely, the rumor that
> they must be 
> licensed for operation. As it turns out, yes,
> digital receivers must 
> be licensed for use in Canada. However, it's a
> quirky thing that I'm 
> not sure how they will go about accomplishing. See
> for yourself in 
> the reply I received today, quoted below:
> 
> --j.
> 
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> 
> Dear Mr. Low:
> 
> 	Concerning scanner receivers, we have two
> standards, one for 
> certifying analogue types and one for digital.
> Analogue scanner 
> receivers are subject to certification under
> Industry Canada's 
> standard RSS-215, Issue 7 (Aug. 1996), but are not
> subject to 
> licensing. Digital scanner receivers are subject to
> certification 
> under the standard RSS-135, Issue 1 (Oct. 1996), and
> are subject to 
> licensing. The standards RSS-135 and RSS-215 are
> available, 
> respectively, at the following internet addresses: 
> http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/pics/sf/rss135.pdf and 
> http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/pics/sf/rss215i1.pdf .
> 
> 	In a conversation with our certification experts, I
> was 
> advised that the card could not be made available as
> a separate item 
> but only as a component of a complete scanner
> receiver. A scanner 
> receiver with the card installed and thereby having
> dual 
> analogue/digital capability would be treated for
> certification 
> purposes as a different device from the scanner
> receiver without the 
> card. It would be subject to certification under
> both the standards 
> mentioned above and to licensing by virtue of its
> digital function. 
> Once certified, it would be assigned its own
> certification number 
> identifying it as a unique product. Therefore, it
> would not be 
> permissible for a user of an analogue scanner
> receiver to upgrade it 
> later through the addition of the card. 
> 
> 	Please do not hesitate to contact me should you
> have any 
> further questions.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Michael Tremblay
> Spectrum Engineering Branch
> Industry Canada
> 
> 
> 
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