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iGage iG9 User Manual
Blasting Caps and Blasting Areas
To avoid possible interference with blasting operations, turn off your radio when you are near
electrical blasting caps, in a blasting area, or in areas po
sted: “Turn off two
-
way radio.” Obey all
signs and instructions.
FCC Licensing Information
The iG9 includes transmit / receive UHF radios and require FCC licensure for transmit operation in
the United States. It is illegal to operate the iG9 device in Transmit mode (as a UHF Base) without a
valid FCC license at any output power, in any area, under any non-emergency condition.
This article describes the pitfalls of broadcasting without a license:
http://www.amerisurv.com/PDF/TheAmericanSurveyor_Silver-PirateSurveyors_Jan2014.pdf
If you did not have an FCC license when your receivers were shipped, a default frequency table may
have been installed on your receiver. Without an FCC license you may only receive transmissions on
these frequencies.
You may not legally use this product in a transmit application without:
Obtaining a valid FCC License.
Verifying the frequency tables match your license.
Adding your FCC ID to the internal radios so that they can properly broadcast your license
in Morse Code every 15 minutes.
Putting a label on the devices with your FCC ID.
Keeping a copy of your FCC License with the transmitting devices when they are in use as a
transmitter.
In January 2020, the ‘
Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through E
nforcement Act, or “PIRATE”
Act (S.1228)’ was signed raising the penalty for non
-compliance to $100,000 per day with a
$2,000,000 maximum!
If you choose to operate the iG9 as a UHF Base without obtaining an FCC license, you do so at your
own risk.
Obtaining a New FCC License
If you don’t have an existing FCC license to transmit UHF corrections and you will be using your
receiver as a Base (no license is needed for Rover operation as it is receive-only) you will likely use a
‘Radio Licensing Company’ to obtain frequency coordination and submit an application to the FCC.
The entire FCC application process typically costs around $600 of which includes $125 Frequency
Coordination and $260 for the FCC filling fee. You may be asked these questions when applying for a
license:
Question
Answer
Frequency Requested
“Standard RTK GPS Pool”, Monitor: NO
Band
451-469, no splits
System
Conventional
Type
Base and Mobile Simplex FB.MO
Wattage
35 Watts Mobile; 35 Watts Base
Bandwidth
12.5 kHz
Interconnection
None
Emission Type
Digital Data
Location
The States where you might work or ‘USA’
Antenna Mounted On
Survey Tripod, not to exceed 20 feet
Emission Designator
9K75F1D
