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Product Safety and RF Exposure for Portable
Two-Way Radios Compliance with RF Energy
Exposure Standards
NOTICE: This radio is intended for use in occupational/
controlled applications where users have been made aware
of the potential for exposure and can exercise control over
their exposure. This radio device is NOT authorized for
general population, consumer or similar use.
BEFORE USING THIS RADIO, READ THE TRAINING
MATERIAL BELOW WHICH CONTAINS IMPORTANT
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFE USAGE AND RF
ENERGY AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION
FOR COMPLIANCE WITH RF ENERGY EXPOSURE
LIMITS IN APPLICABLE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
STANDARDS.
Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
Regulations
The FCC has established limits for safe exposure to
radio frequency (RF) emissions from portable two-way
radios. The FCC requires manufacturers to demonstrate
compliance with RF exposure limits before portable two-way
radios can be marketed in the U.S. When two-way radios
are approved for occupational/controlled environment
exposure limits, the FCC requires users to be fully aware
of, and exercise control over, their exposure. Awareness
and control of RF exposure can be accomplished by
the use of labels, or by education and training through
appropriate means such as information and instructions in
user manuals or safety booklets. Your Advanced Wireless
Communications’ two-way radio has an RF exposure
information label in the battery compartment. The training
material below includes useful information about RF
exposure and helpful instructions.
Your Advanced Wireless Communications two-way radio is
designed and tested to comply with a number of national
and international standards and guidelines (listed below)
regarding human exposure to RF electromagnetic energy.
In terms of measuring RF energy for compliance with FCC
exposure guidelines, your radio radiates measurable RF
energy only while it is transmitting (during talking), not when
it is receiving (listening) or in standby mode.
Compliance and Control Guidelines and Operating
Instructions for Portable Two-Way Radios To control your
exposure and ensure compliance with the occupational/
controlled environment exposure limits, always adhere to
the following procedures:
*Transmit no more than 50% of the time. To transmit (talk),
push the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button. To receive calls,
release the PTT button. Transmitting 50% of the time or
less is important since the radio generates measurable
RF energy exposure only when transmitting (in terms of
measuring standards compliance).
* For body-worn operation, always place the radio in an
AWC approved belt-clip or similar accessory that contains
no metallic components and provides a minimum separation
distance of 1.3 cm between the back of the radio and
the user’s body. AWC approved accessories, antennas,
and device combinations comply with the occupational/
