User Safety, Training, And General Information; Compliance With Rf Energy Exposure Standards - RELM RPV599A Owner's Manual

User Safety, Training, and General Information

READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFE AND EFFICIENT OPERATION
BEFORE USING YOUR RELM HANDHELD PORTABLE TWO-WAY RADIO.

Compliance with RF Energy Exposure Standards

Your RELM two-way radio is designed and tested to comply with a number of national and
international standards and guidelines (listed below) regarding human exposure to radio
frequency electromagnetic energy. This radio complies with the IEEE (FCC) and ICNIRP
exposure limits for occupational/controlled RF exposure environment at duty cycles of up to
50% talk-50% listen and should be used for occupational use only. In terms of measuring RF
energy for compliance with the FCC exposure guidelines, your radio radiates measurable RF
energy only while it is transmitting (during talking), not when it is receiving (listening) or in
standby mode.
Note: The approved batteries supplied with this radio are rated for a 5-5-90 duty cycle (5%
talk-5% listen-90% standby), even though this radio complies with the FCC occupational
RF exposure limits at duty cycles of up to 50% talk.
Your RELM two-way radio complies with the following RF energy exposure
standards and guidelines:
• United States Federal Communications Commission, Code of Federal Regulations; 47CFR
part 2 sub-part J
• American National Standards Institute (ANS)/Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
(IEEE) C95. 1-1992
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) C95. 1-1999 Edition
• International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) 1998
• Ministry of Health (Canada) Safety Code 6. Limits of Human Exposure to Radio frequency
Electromagnetic Fields in the Frequency Range from 3kHz to 300GHz, 1999
• Australian Communications Authority Radio communications (Electromagnetic
Radiation-Human Exposure) Standard 1999 (applicable to wireless phones only)
Operational Instructions and Training Guidelines
To ensure optimal performance and compliance with the occupational/controlled environment
RF energy exposure limits in the above standards and guidelines, users should transmit no more
than 50% of the time and always adhere to the following procedures:
Transmit and Receive
To transmit (talk), push the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button; to receive, release the PTT button.
Hand-held radio operation
Hold the radio in a vertical position with the microphone one to two inches (2.5 to 5 cm) away
from the lips.
Body-worn operation
• Always place the radio in a RELM approved clip, holder, holster, case, or body harness for
this product. Use of non-RELM-approved accessories may exceed FCC RF exposure
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