BTX-123 Business Band Transceiver
(190-1204)                 FCC Regulations            Faxback Doc. # 40867


This transceiver is intended for use in the operation of commercial
activities, educational, philanthropic, or ecclesiastical institutions, and
hospitals, clinics, or medical associations.

Warning:  Do not open your transceiver to make any internal adjustments
          except changing or installing new crystals.  Any other internal
          adjustments can lead to illegal operation as defined by Part 90
          of FCC Rules.  Such illegal operation can lead to fines or
          confiscation of equipment.

FCC LICENSE REQUIRED

Before you operate the transceiver, the FCC (Federal Communications
Commission) requires that you:

   Obtain a license, which you can get by submitting a completed FCC Form
   600 to the FCC (or through the PCIA [Personal Communication Industry
   Association] if you do not already qualify for the supplied frequency).
 
   Understand Part 90 of the FCC Rules and Regulations.  It is the user's
   responsibility to see that this unit is operating at all times in 
   accordance with the FCC Rules and Regulations.

   Apply for a frequency through the PCIA unless you are already qualified
   to operate on the supplied frequency.  The PCIA is a non-profit
   organization that assigns frequencies nationwide to help prevent
   conflicts between different businesses using transceivers in the same
   area.

For more information about getting a license, contact the PCIA at 800-759-
0300, extension 3068 (in Virginia 703-739-0300, extension 3068).  For
other questions concerning the license application, contact the FCC at
717-337-1212, or write:

FCC
P.O. Box 1040
Gettysburg, PA 17325

For the latest FCC application form and instructions, call the FCC's fax-
on-demand service at 1-202-418-0177, provide the number of a fax machine
where you can receive documents, and request one or more of the following
documents:

All forms and documents     000600
Form 600 instructions only  006001
Main Form 600 only          006002
Form 600 schedules only     006003

If you do not have access to a fax machine, you can call the Government
Forms Distribution Center at 1-800-418-FORM and request that the form and
instructions be mailed to you.

FCC PART 90 RULES

You must be familiar with Part 90 of FCC Rules before you operate your
transceiver.  The operation instructions in this manual conform to Part 90
but do not cover all items in Part 90.

Overall, Part 90 states that:

   You must have a valid license before you use the transceiver.

   As licensee, you are responsible for proper operation of all transceivers
   operating under your license authority.

   You can let unlicensed persons operate this transmitter, as long as you
   take precautions to prevent unauthorized transmissions.

   You must use this transceiver only for the commercial use of your
   business, and only when other commercial channels (such as the telephone)
   are either not available or not practical.

   You must always yield the operating frequency to communications that
   involve the safety of life or property.

   You must take reasonable precautions to prevent harmful interference to
   other services operating on the same frequency.

   You must not transmit program material of any kind used in connection
   with commercial broadcasting.

   You must not provide a service that is normally handled by telephone or
   telegraph unless such broadcasts involve the safety of life or property
   or in an emergency such as an earthquake, hurricane, flood or a similar
   disaster where normal communication channels are disrupted.

   During each transmission or exchange of transmissions, you must identify
   your station with the call sign issued to you by the FCC, or once each
   15 minutes during periods of continuous operation.

   You must keep a written record of any maintenance or modification made
   to the transceiver, and you must make this record available for 
   inspection upon demand by the FCC.

Violating any of the provisions of Part 90 can result in fines and/or
confiscation of equipment.

ADDITIONAL FCC REGULATIONS

The Business Radio Service is under the jurisdiction of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC).  Any adjustments of alterations that would
alter the performance of the transceiver so it no longer meets the original
FCC type acceptance or would change the frequency-determining method are
strictly prohibited.

Replacement or substitution of crystals, transistors, ICs, regulator diodes,
or any other component that is of a unique nature with components other
than those recommended can violate the technical regulations of the FCC
rules or violate type acceptance requirement of the rules.

Your transceiver might cause TV or radio interference even when it is
operating properly.  To determine whether your transceiver is causing the
interference, turn off your transceiver.  If the interference goes away,
your transceiver is causing it.  Try to eliminate the interference by:

   Moving your transceiver away from the receiver
   Contacting your local RadioShack store for help

(km-07/30/1997)