Smart Systems User’s Manual Version 1.1
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Operating Restrictions
Operation of this device is restricted to law enforcement, fire and rescue officials,
scientific research institutes, commercial mining companies, and construction
companies. Operation by any other party is a violation of 47 U.S.C. §301 and could
subject the operator to serious legal penalties.
FCC Interpretation of this label issued July 12, 2002
The regulations contain restrictions on the parties that are eligible to operate imaging
systems.
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Under the new regulations, GPRs and wall imaging systems may be used
only by law enforcement, fire and emergency rescue organizations, by scientific
research institutes, by commercial mining companies, and by construction companies.
Since the adoption of the
Order
, we have received several inquiries from the operators
of GPRs and wall imaging systems noting that these devices often are not operated by
the users listed in the regulations but are operated under contract by personnel
specifically trained in the operation of these devices. We do not believe that the recent
adoption of the UWB rules should disrupt the critical safety services that can be
performed effectively only through the use of GPRs and wall imaging systems. We
viewed these operating restrictions in the broadest of terms. For example, we believe
that the limitation on the use of GPRs and wall imaging systems by construction
companies encompasses the inspection of buildings, roadways, bridges and runways
even if the inspection finds no damage to the structure and construction does not
actually result from the inspection; the intended purpose of the operation of the UWB
device is to determine if construction is required. We also believe that the GPRs and
wall imaging systems may be operated for one of the purposes described in the
regulations but need not be operated directly by one of the described parties. For
example, a GPR may be operated by a private company investigating forensic evidence
for a local police department.
FCC Permitted Mode of Usage
The GPR antenna must be kept on the surface to be in compliance with FCC
regulations. Use of the antenna is not permitted if it is lifted off the surface. Use as a
wall imaging device is prohibited.
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See
47 C.F.R. §§ 15.509(b), 15.511(b), and 15.513(b).
