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Last Update :8/14/2012 FCC Narrowbanding - How your course will be affected - On-Demand Webinar
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New Narrowbanding Law: How to Comply at Your Facility (available on demand)
Upcoming changes mandated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may impact the handheld radio systems many of you use to communicate with your crew, your irrigation system and the like. By midnight Dec. 31, 2012, everyone using wideband VHF and UHF radio systems in the 150-174 MHz and 421-512 MHz bands, which use 25 kHz efficiency technology, must either switch to narrowband (12.5 kHz channel spacing) or employ a technology that achieves equivalent efficiency. Any equipment that is not capable of operating on channels of 12.5 kHz or less must be replaced.
To maintain current functionality of your equipment and comply with these changes, all of your facility radios, repeaters, base stations, mobiles and portables will have to be programmed, physically altered, or in some cases, completely replaced by the compliance deadline. Even courses that have hard-wired irrigation systems must deal with new FCC licenses. The cost of compliance varies greatly and could be very expensive for you, depending on the size and nature of your facility and equipment.
Watch and listen to this previously recorded webcast presented by the GCSAA and NGCOA to learn more about these changes and what you need to do to comply. You’ll hear from Doug Thompson, an expert in dealing with narrowbanding compliance, about the key aspects of conversion and a golf course superintendent who has already gone through the process.
Presenters:
Doug Thompson, Frequency Coordinator, CARA Enterprises
Michael Wallace, CGCS, Facilities Manager, Simsbury Farms
What you'll need: Computer, Internet, Speakers
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