Source: https://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/rfdevice
Timestamp: 2019-10-17 08:14:18
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 15', 'art 15', 'art 15', 'art 18', 'art 18', 'art 18']

Equipment Authorization – RF Device | Federal Communications Commission
Equipment Authorization – RF Device
What is an RF Device?
Some basic guidance on how to obtain an equipment authorization is provided at the Equipment Authorization Page.
Radio Frequency Devices are grouped under the Following Categories:
INCIDENTAL RADIATORS (Part 15, Subpart A)
UNINTENTIONAL RADIATORS (Part 15, Subparts B and G)
INTENTIONAL RADIATORS (Part 15, Subparts C through F and H)
INDUSTRIAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT (Part 18)
When electronic-electrical products are used for providing RF energy for other than telecommunications applications, such as for the production of physical, biological, or chemical effects, such as heating, ionization of gases, mechanical vibrations, and acceleration of charged particles, these devices fall under the FCC rules 47 CFR Part 18.
Examples include: fluorescent lighting, halogen ballasts, arc welders, microwave ovens, and medical diathermy machines.
Note: A general consumer medical device does not typically come under this classification; rather Part 18 applies for medical equipment only when it is designed to generate and use RF energy locally for medical or therapeutic purposes.
EQUIPMENT OPERATING IN LICENSED RADIO SERVICES
Products that use licensed radio spectrum, from fixed microwave links to cellular telephones to mobile broadband services, are considered RF devices and are subject to equipment authorization.
Examples of licensed radio equipment subject to Certification include: low power TV transmitters, cell phones/smart phones, base stations, licensed point-to-point microwave radios, private land mobile transmitters, aviation and marine radios.
For more information on licensed radio services:
List of Wireless Services
Radio spectrum allocation, regulatory responsibility for the radio spectrum is divided between the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (non-Government uses) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) (Government agencies usage). At present only frequency bands between 9 kHz and 275 GHz have been allocated (i.e., designated for use by one or more terrestrial or space radiocommunication services, or for the radio astronomy service under specified conditions). OET maintains the FCC's Table of Frequency Allocations, which is a compilation of allocations. The FCC’s Table of Frequency Allocations is codified at Section 2.106 of the Commission's Rules. For a more detailed description go to the Table of Frequency Allocations Chart.