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FCC ID: ANOCORN1TASUHOP Document Number: FCC-19-0182-0
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be relegated to having IBM or IBM authorized assemblers install the
transmitter option card and an FCC ID Number label to the ThinkPad.
Co-located Unlicensed Radios - Industry is moving to utilize operation of
multiple radios in the same host system. This has created situations were
the Grant for a specific host required the listing of all supported radios
on the Grant. The basic problem is that the FCC requires the radio or
radios to demonstrate compliance with FCC Part 2.1091, RF radiation
exposure evaluation requirements, as part of the Grant of Equipment
Authorization. This becomes complex with more and more radio combinations
available since the combination must also meet this requirement.
Discussion with the Commission on this topic indicated a move to allow low
power radio's (probably less than 1 milliwatt EIRP) to be exempted from
this requirement.
Other items:
Changes to unintentional radiator portions of the ThinkPad such as
processor and DASD upgrades are processed under the DoC process. They
would not require a Class II permissive change for the intentional
radiator unless those changes affected the intentional radiator
performance. (I believe this is "business as usual" conducted by Yamato.
The only Class II changes I have seen have been for the addition of a new
antenna or inclusion of additional Bluetooth co-transmitters.)
The Grant issued by the European FCC Telecommunications Certification Body
(TCB) to Agere for the DELL TrueMobile 1150 Series Mini-PCI option card is
still under FCC audit. The FCC will be discussing this Grant with the
TCB. The FCC is quite aware that the justification used for "unique
operation" within a DELL unit is not valid.
The DELL TrueMobile 1150 Mini-PCI option card and pubs we had with us was
borrowed by the FCC.
The FCC has a conference call meeting with their TCBs the 2nd Tuesday of
every month to address authorization issues and procedures.
The FCC is working on a Notice of Proposed Rule Making to be issued this
year that will address the requirements for RF exposure when
co-transmitters of very low power are used. It is expected that there
will be ranges of exemption for various combinations of transmitted powers.
The FCC has periodic training sessions for TCBs. For a non-TCB to attend,
they need to register with the American Council of Independent
Laboratories (ACIL). (02/13-15/2002, Training Session on SAR; Columbia
MD; $750.00 for non-TCB; limited to 75 seats, TCB have priority; see
http://www.acil.org/meetings/FEB2002workshop.pdf)
Submitted by,
Daryl Cromer
Manager, Communications Option/BldgBlock Development
8-441-0115
Barry Pate
RTP EMC Coordinator