Fcc Part 90 Rules - Radio Shack BTX-123 Owner's Manual

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FCC Part 90 Rules

You must be familiar with Part 90 of
FCC Rules before you operate your
transceiver. The operation instruc-
tions in this manual conform to Part
90, but do not cover all items in Part
90.
Overall, Part 90 states that:
• You must have a valid license
before you use the transceiver.
• As licensee, you are responsi-
ble for proper operation of all
transceivers
your license authority.
• You can let unlicensed persons
operate this transmitter, as long
as you take precautions to pre-
vent unauthorized
sions.
• You must use this transceiver
only for the commercial use of
your business, and only when
other commercial
(such as the telephone) are
either not available or not practi-
cal.
operating under
transmis-
channels
• You must always yield the oper-
ating frequency to communica-
tions that involve the safety of
life or property.
• You must take reasonable pre-
cautions to
interference to other services
operating on the same fre-
quency.
• You must not transmit program
material of any kind used in con-
nection with commercial broad-
casting.
• You must not provide a service
that is normally handled by tele-
phone or telegraph unless such
broadcasts involve the safety of
life or property or in emergen-
cies such as an earthquake, hur-
ricane, flood or a similar disaster
where normal communication
channels are disrupted.
• During each transmission or
exchange of transmissions, you
must identify your station with
the call sign issued to you by the
FCC, or once each 15 minutes
during periods of continuous
operation.
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