Emissions Designator 3K00J2D

Decode the occupied bandwidth, modulation, signal nature, and information type.

Decoded Emission Designator

Emission Designator3K00J2D
Normalized Code3K00J2D
Necessary Bandwidth3.00 kHz
Modulation Type[J] Amplitude modulation, single-sideband, suppressed carrier
Signal Nature[2] Single channel containing quantized or digital information using a modulating subcarrier, excluding time-division multiplex
Information Type[D] Data transmission, telemetry, or telecommand

What This Means

3K00J2D is an FCC emission designator. It describes an emission with an indicated necessary bandwidth of 3.00 kHz, amplitude modulation, single-sideband, suppressed carrier, single channel containing quantized or digital information using a modulating subcarrier, excluding time-division multiplex, carrying data transmission, telemetry, or telecommand.

How to Read 3K00J2D

StepValueMeaning
Bandwidth prefix3K003.00 kHz
First symbolJAmplitude modulation, single-sideband, suppressed carrier
Second symbol2Single channel containing quantized or digital information using a modulating subcarrier, excluding time-division multiplex
Third symbolDData transmission, telemetry, or telecommand

Purpose on FCC Records

Emission designators are used on FCC grants and equipment authorization records to summarize the radio emission being authorized. They help identify how wide the emission is, how the carrier is modulated, whether the signal is analog or digital, and what kind of information is being transmitted.

They are useful for comparing radios, matching a grant to a modulation type, and understanding whether an authorization covers voice, data, telemetry, video, or mixed services.

An emission designator is not the whole authorization. It does not by itself prove the exact channel plan, antenna limits, output power, or every condition on the grant. For those details, read the FCC grant and the related test reports.

Bandwidth Notes

The bandwidth prefix uses a letter as both the decimal point and the unit. For example, 20K0 means 20.0 kHz, 8M91 means 8.91 MHz, and 345K means 345 kHz.

For 3K00J2D, the first four characters decode to 3.00 kHz. The remaining symbols describe modulation, signal nature, and information type.

Symbol Reference for 3K00J2D

SymbolPositionCategoryDecoded Meaning
JFirst symbolCarrier modulationAmplitude modulation, single-sideband, suppressed carrier
2Second symbolModulating signalSingle channel containing quantized or digital information using a modulating subcarrier, excluding time-division multiplex
DThird symbolInformation transmittedData transmission, telemetry, or telecommand

Regulatory Reference

The FCC classification system for emission, modulation, and transmission characteristics is defined in 47 CFR 2.201. The FCC also indicates that the full emission designation is preceded by the necessary bandwidth when the full designation is required.

FCC 2.201 Notes

  • FCC emission designators combine emission classification with the necessary bandwidth of the emission.
  • The three required symbols identify carrier modulation, nature of the modulating signal, and type of information transmitted.
  • Fourth and fifth symbols may be added for a more complete description, but the Commission does not require them.
  • When frequency modulation F is indicated, phase modulation G is also acceptable under the FCC note in this section.
  • Pulse-code or other quantized direct modulation should be classified under the amplitude or angle modulation groups, not merely as pulse emission.
  • The information symbol does not include constant, unvarying information such as standard frequency emissions, continuous wave emissions, or pulse radars.
  • Type B damped-wave emission is an FCC exception and is forbidden.
  • When the full designation is needed, the emission symbol is preceded by the necessary bandwidth as indicated in 47 CFR 2.202(b)(1).

FCC Records Using 3K00J2D

FCC IDDeviceFrequencyDate
APC9RB60F30A25AER-Aerotron Inc150-174 MHz1991-07-29
EOJ52INSB410Garmin AT, Inc.150.7-162 MHz1989-05-04
APC9RB60ACS25AER-Aerotron Inc150-174 MHz1988-05-05
APC9RB60ACC25BThe Notification procedure is applicable pursuant to Section 15.69(b).136-174 MHz1987-11-13