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- From: jfw@ksr.com (John F. Woods)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Possible to upgrade PC from FCC Class B to A?
- Message-ID: <18864@ksr.com>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 16:51:05 GMT
- Article-I.D.: ksr.18864
- References: <1992Nov16.192730.23028@cbfsb.cb.att.com> <1992Nov17.044504.28631@athena.cs.uga.edu>
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- mcovingt@aisun3.ai.uga.edu (Michael Covington) writes:
- >I think B is actually the better of the two classes (i.e., class B is
- >suitable for residential use, Class A isn't). So don't downgrade it
- >from class B to class A!
- >You can do lots of things to reduce emissions; visit any Radio Shack for
- >ideas. But if you mean you want the FCC to certify the computer as
- >another class, that would be very expensive.
- >As I understand it, it's not illegal to _use_ an office-grade computer
- >in a residential setting, it's just illegal to _sell_ it as suitable for
- >such use.
-
- Correct, however, if the FCC responds to an interference complaint from a
- neighbor and tracks it down to your PC, they can (and will) tell you never,
- ever to turn it on again, and they have the authority to enforce it.
-