Radio licensing and interference issues

One very good reason to have a licensed radio system is “you have a leg to stand on in the event of interference problems”. Meaning that your FCC license, provided it is kept up to date, allows you exclusive use of that frequency under the rules set forth by the license (transmitter power output, antenna height, etc). As you can guess, if you have an unlicensed system and someone is interfering with yours, it can be difficult to resolve.

Dealing with interference

Interference from another system will mostly likely result in loss of signal problems. A very outward sign there is interference is that you will hear unusual or skewed sounds on radios in your system. Mostly likely those sounds will be most prevalent at the site that is having loss of signal problems. The sounds will be much different than what you normally hear in a Micro-Comm scada system.

If you suspect interference, record the sound you hear and contact our service department. We typically attempt to find the source, contact the owner and try to resolve the issue before taking it to the FCC for further action.

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