47 CFR Ch. I (10–1–10 Edition) § 15.3
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§ 15.3 47 CFR Ch. I (10–1–10 Edition) (b) The operation of an intentional or nect a cable system operated under unintentional radiator that is not in part 76 of this chapter to a TV broad- accordance with the regulations in this cast receiver or other subscriber part must be licensed pursuant to the premise equipment. Any device which provisions of section 301 of the Commu- functions as a CSTD in one of its oper- nications Act of 1934, as amended, un- ating modes must comply with the less otherwise exempted from the li- technical requirements for such de- censing requirements elsewhere in this vices when operating in that mode. chapter. (f) Carrier current system. A system, or (c) Unless specifically exempted, the part of a system, that transmits radio operation or marketing of an inten- frequency energy by conduction over tional or unintentional radiator that is the electric power lines. A carrier cur- not in compliance with the administra- rent system can be designed such that tive and technical provisions in this the signals are received by conduction part, including prior Commission au- directly from connection to the elec- thorization or verification, as appro- tric power lines (unintentional radi- priate, is prohibited under section 302 ator) or the signals are received over- of the Communications Act of 1934, as the-air due to radiation of the radio amended, and subpart I of part 2 of this frequency signals from the electric chapter. The equipment authorization power lines (intentional radiator). and verification procedures are de- (g) CB receiver. Any receiver that op- tailed in subpart J of part 2 of this erates in the Personal Radio Services chapter. on frequencies allocated for Citizens Band (CB) Radio Service stations, as § 15.3 Definitions. well as any receiver provided with a (a) Auditory assistance device. An in- separate band specifically designed to tentional radiator used to provide audi- receive the transmissions of CB sta- tory assistance to a handicapped per- tions in the Personal Radio Services. son or persons. Such a device may be This includes the following: (1) A CB used for auricular training in an edu- receiver sold as a separate unit of cation institution, for auditory assist- equipment; (2) the receiver section of a ance at places of public gatherings, CB transceiver; (3) a converter to be such as a church, theater, or audito- used with any receiver for the purpose rium, and for auditory assistance to of receiving CB transmissions; and, (4) handicapped individuals, only, in other a multiband receiver that includes a locations. band labelled ‘‘CB’’ or ‘‘11-meter’’ in (b) Biomedical telemetry device. An in- which such band can be separately se- tentional radiator used to transmit lected, except that an Amateur Radio measurements of either human or ani- Service receiver that was manufac- mal biomedical phenomena to a re- tured prior to January 1, 1960, and ceiver. which includes an 11-meter band shall (c) Cable input selector switch. A trans- not be considered to be a CB receiver. fer switch that is intended as a means (h) Class A digital device. A digital de- to alternate between the reception of vice that is marketed for use in a com- broadcast signals via connection to an mercial, industrial or business environ- antenna and the reception of cable tel- ment, exclusive of a device which is evision service. marketed for use by the general public (d) Cable locating equipment. An inten- or is intended to be used in the home. tional radiator used intermittently by (i) Class B digital device. A digital de- trained operators to locate buried ca- vice that is marketed for use in a resi- bles, lines, pipes, and similar struc- dential environment notwithstanding tures or elements. Operation entails use in commercial, business and indus- coupling a radio frequency signal onto trial environments. Examples of such the cable, pipes, etc. and using a re- devices include, but are not limited to, ceiver to detect the location of that personal computers, calculators, and structure or element. similar electronic devices that are (e) Cable system terminal device marketed for use by the general public. (CSTD). A TV interface device that NOTE: The responsible party may also qual- serves, as its primary function, to con- ify a device intended to be marketed in a 754 VerDate Mar<15>2010 09:35 Dec 08, 2010 Jkt 220200 PO 00000 Frm 00764 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\220200.XXX 220200 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFR Federal Communications Commission § 15.3 commercial, business or industrial environ- (l) Field disturbance sensor. A device ment as a Class B device, and in fact is en- that establishes a radio frequency field couraged to do so, provided the device com- in its vicinity and detects changes in plies with the technical specifications for a that field resulting from the movement Class B digital device. In the event that a particular type of device has been found to of persons or objects within its range. repeatedly cause harmful interference to (m) Harmful interference. Any emis- radio communications, the Commission may sion, radiation or induction that en- classify such a digital device as a Class B dangers the functioning of a radio navi- digital device, regardless of its intended use. gation service or of other safety serv- (j) Cordless telephone system. A system ices or seriously degrades, obstructs or consisting of two transceivers, one a repeatedly interrupts a base station that connects to the pub- radiocommunications service operating lic switched telephone network and the in accordance with this chapter. other a mobile handset unit that com- (n) Incidental radiator. A device that municates directly with the base sta- generates radio frequency energy dur- tion. Transmissions from the mobile ing the course of its operation al- unit are received by the base station though the device is not intentionally and then placed on the public switched designed to generate or emit radio fre- telephone network. Information re- quency energy. Examples of incidental ceived from the switched telephone radiators are dc motors, mechanical network is transmitted by the base sta- light switches, etc. tion to the mobile unit. (o) Intentional radiator. A device that intentionally generates and emits NOTE: The Domestic Public Cellular Radio Telecommunications Service is considered to radio frequency energy by radiation or be part of the switched telephone network. induction. In addition, intercom and paging operations (p) Kit. Any number of electronic are permitted provided these are not in- parts, usually provided with a sche- tended to be the primary modes of operation. matic diagram or printed circuit board, (k) Digital device. (Previously defined which, when assembled in accordance as a computing device). An uninten- with instructions, results in a device tional radiator (device or system) that subject to the regulations in this part, generates and uses timing signals or even if additional parts of any type are pulses at a rate in excess of 9,000 pulses required to complete assembly. (cycles) per second and uses digital (q) Perimeter protection system. A field techniques; inclusive of telephone disturbance sensor that employs RF equipment that uses digital techniques transmission lines as the radiating or any device or system that generates source. These RF transmission lines and uses radio frequency energy for the are installed in such a manner that al- purpose of performing data processing lows the system to detect movement functions, such as electronic computa- within the protected area. tions, operations, transformations, re- (r) Peripheral device. An input/output cording, filing, sorting, storage, re- unit of a system that feeds data into trieval, or transfer. A radio frequency and/or receives data from the central device that is specifically subject to an processing unit of a digital device. Pe- emanation requirement in any other ripherals to a digital device include FCC Rule part or an intentional radi- any device that is connected external ator subject to subpart C of this part to the digital device, any device inter- that contains a digital device is not nal to the digital device that connects subject to the standards for digital de- the digital device to an external device vices, provided the digital device is by wire or cable, and any circuit board used only to enable operation of the designed for interchangeable mount- radio frequency device and the digital ing, internally or externally, that in- device does not control additional creases the operating or processing functions or capabilities. speed of a digital device, e.g., ‘‘turbo’’ NOTE: Computer terminals and peripherals cards and ‘‘enhancement’’ boards. Ex- that are intended to be connected to a com- amples of peripheral devices include puter are digital devices. terminals, printers, external floppy 755 VerDate Mar<15>2010 09:35 Dec 08, 2010 Jkt 220200 PO 00000 Frm 00765 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\220200.XXX 220200 wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with CFR § 15.3 47 CFR Ch. I (10–1–10 Edition) disk drives and other data storage de- solely for the reception of the broad- vices, video monitors, keyboards, inter- cast signals under part 73 of this chap- face boards, external memory expan- ter, for the reception of NOAA broad- sion cards, and other input/output de- cast weather band signals, or for oper- vices that may or may not contain dig- ation as part of a licensed service are ital circuitry. This definition does not not included in this definition. include CPU boards, as defined in para- (w) Television (TV) broadcast receiver. graph (bb) of this section, even though A device designed to receive television a CPU board may connect to an exter- pictures that are broadcast simulta- nal keyboard or other components.