Safty Training Information - Icom IC-M2A Instruction Manual

SAFTY TRAINING INFORMATION

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hazards. This radio is NOT intended for use by the "General Popula-
tion" in an uncontrolled environment.
This radio has been tested and complies with the FCC RF exposure
limits for "Occupational Use Only". In addition, your Icom radio com-
plies with the following Standards and Guidelines with regard to RF
energy and electromagnetic energy levels and evalution of such lev-
els for exposure to humans:
• FCC OET Bulletin 65 Edition 97-01 Supplement C, Evaluating
Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio
Frequency Electromagnetic Fields.
• American National Standards Institute (C95.1-1992), IEEE Stan-
dard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio
Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz.
• American National Standards Institute (C95.3-1992), IEEE Rec-
ommended Practice for the Measurement of Potentially Haz-
ardous Electromagnetic Fields– RF and Microwave.
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Your Icom radio generates RF electromagnetic
energy during transmit mode. This radio is de-
signed for and classified as "Occupational Use
Only", meaning it must be used only during the
course of employment by individuals aware of
the hazards, and the ways to minimize such
To ensure that your expose to RF electro-
magnetic energy is within the FCC allowable
limits for occupational use, always adhere
to the foliowing guidelines:
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• DO NOT operate the radio without a proper antenna attached,
as this may damaged the radio and may also cause you to ex-
ceed FCC RF exposure limits. A proper antenna is the antenna
supplied with this radio by the manufacturer or antenna specifi-
cally authorized by the manufacturer for use with this radio.
• DO NOT transmit for more than 50% of total radio use time
("50% duty cycle"). Transmitting more than 50% of the time can
cause FCC RF exposure compliance requirements to be ex-
ceeded. The radio is transmitting when the "TX indicator" lights
red. You can cause the radio to transmit by pressing the "PTT"
switch.
• ALWAYS use Icom authorized accessories (antennas, batteries,
belt clips, speaker/mics, etc). Use of unauthorized accessories
can cause the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements to be
exceeded.