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NARROWBANDING COMPLIANCE PLAN

From: “Navigating the FCC's Part 90 VHF/UHF "Narrowbanding" Mandate”

  • One plan for compliance*:
    • Verify that your company or organization has a current and valid FCC Part 90 radio station license (add NB emission designator)
    • Conduct a full inventory of all radios in your system
      • Including all portable, mobile, dispatcher-used, wireless data or SCADA (public works telemetry), and on or off-site base or repeater radios (include makes and models and, if possible, serial numbers)
    • Determine which equipment can be re-programmed and which must be replaced
    • Secure your budget for services and equipment
    • Develop a "wideband"-to-"narrowband" system conversion plan that addresses:
      • The replacement and installation of any narrowband-capable off-site base or repeater stations
      • The actual reprogramming of all radios in a system as close to simultaneously as possible
    • Work closely with a professional two way radio service vendor
    • Schedule and coordinate the actual system conversion (or cutover)
      • Make certain that all radio users have been advised in advance and are aware of the process.
    • Modify your FCC radio station license to remove any "wideband" emission designators, replacing them with the correct "narrowband" ED’s
      • Make any other changes or updates to a license that may be required
  • Note that the conversion plan must be tailored for each agency

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    * Source: http://www.qualitymobile.com/Part90NBNav.htm (Author: Nick Ruark)


 

NARROWBANDING/REFARMING INFORMATION SOURCES

The following are some additional resources that may be of help to you as you address the FCC narrowbanding mandate:




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