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From: | Marcus Leech |
Subject: | Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Do I need a FCC license? |
Date: | Mon, 09 Jan 2006 09:48:56 -0500 |
User-agent: | Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20041206) |
Eunsoo Seo wrote:
Hi, guys. I'm a newbie. I'm planning to buy some USRPs and start learning gnu radio. By the way, somebody told me that I need a license from FCC to use gnu radio. And he said that getting a license is not the manufacturer's duty but mine. Is this true? Do you guys have licenses? -Eunsoo
If you're using USRP for receiving, no licensing is required.But if you're using it for transmitting in the amateur-radio bands, then you'll
definitely need to get yourself an amateur-radio license.If you're using it for transmitting in bands other than amateur-radio, then the rules become much more complicated. In the U.S., any devices must be type-accepted (certified by the FCC) in order to transmit anywhere other than the amateur-radio bands. In many of those non-amateur-radio bands, you'll also need a seperate
"user" license.Keep in mind also, that in many countries (the U.K. comes to mind) there have been requirements to license *receivers*. I'm not sure whether this is still a requirement
in the U.K. or not.
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