The FCC Wireless Bureau rejected a request by Icom that...
The FCC Wireless Bureau rejected a request by Icom that the FCC find that a 250 millisecond data burst from a control channel idle message does not constitute “harmful interference” for trunking systems in the 150-512 MHz bands. The FCC…
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sought comment last year. The Telecommunications Industry Association expressed general support while Motorola Solutions and the Land Mobile Communications Council expressed general concerns (CD Nov 29 p14). Icom argued that the short bursts “would be barely discernible white noise” and not an interference threat. “In light of our discretion as to whether or when to address requests for clarification or declaratory ruling, we decline to issue a blanket response on the definition of harmful interference,” the bureau said (http://xrl.us/bnbrzr). “Instead, the determination of harmful interference shall continue to require a case-by-case analysis of each specific situation.”