Emissions Designator 40F9
Decode the occupied bandwidth, modulation, signal nature, and information type.
Decoded Emission Designator
| Emission Designator | 40F9 |
|---|---|
| Normalized Code | 40F9 |
| Necessary Bandwidth | Unknown |
| Modulation Type | [-] Unknown or other modulation |
| Signal Nature | [-] Unknown or other signal nature |
| Information Type | [-] Unknown or other information type |
What This Means
40F9 is an FCC emission designator. This short form does not include a necessary bandwidth prefix, so it only describes the emission class: unknown or other modulation, unknown or other signal nature, carrying unknown or other information type.
How to Read 40F9
| Step | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Bandwidth prefix | Not supplied | Unknown |
| First symbol | - | Unknown or other modulation |
| Second symbol | - | Unknown or other signal nature |
| Third symbol | - | Unknown or other information type |
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.
Symbol Reference for 40F9
| Symbol | Position | Category | Decoded Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | First symbol | Carrier modulation | Unknown or other modulation |
| - | Second symbol | Modulating signal | Unknown or other signal nature |
| - | Third symbol | Information transmitted | Unknown or other information type |
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 40F9
| FCC ID | Device | Frequency | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABZ89FT5612 | Type Acceptance and Certification under same FCC Identifier This action allows use of direct FM oscillator original date of grant was March 3, 1982. | 825-845 MHz | 1998-01-29 |
| ATH9OF2421154 | Type Acceptance and Certification under same FCC ID. | 825-845 MHz | 1998-01-29 |
| ABZ89FT5648 | Power output may be reduced to 0.007 watts. | 869-894 MHz | 1989-03-31 |
| BGB9J5MT391FOR6A | This approves a Permissive Change Request dated Dec 12, 1985. | 825-845 MHz | 1986-09-26 |
| ABZ89FT5620 | Type Acceptance and Certification under same FCC ID. | 825-845 MHz | 1986-08-21 |
| CJ69XAE02907 | Toshiba Client Solutions CO., LTD. | 825-845 MHz | 1986-01-28 |
| BDJ6AUME53A | Nokia Data Communications Corporation | 825-845 MHz | 1985-06-12 |
| C6F9J5FM4005F03 | Mitsubishi Wireless Communications Inc | 825-845 MHz | 1985-06-12 |
| BFC9EIVTR-2881 | Type Acceptance and Certification under same FCC ID. | 825-845 MHz | 1985-05-30 |
| EJ2566CMPHCS2100A | This grant includes operation with the CMP-1 and CMP-2 power amplifiers. | 870-890 MHz | 1985-05-01 |
| EKB56UCMPHCS2100A | This grant includes operation with the CMP-1 and CMP-2 power amplifiers. | 870-890 MHz | 1985-05-01 |
| B5K8NBF908-TX05 | (1) This action extends the frequency range from 870-880 MHz to 870-890 MHz. The original date of grant was 2/1/85. | 870-890 MHz | 1985-04-30 |
| B5K8NBF908-TX30 | (1) This action extends the frequency range from 870-880 MHz to 870-890 MHz. The original date of grant was 2/1/85. | 870-890 MHz | 1985-04-30 |
| B5K8NBF908-TX50 | This action extends the frequency range from 870-880 MHz to 870-890 MHz. The original date of grant was 2/1/84. | 870-890 MHz | 1985-04-30 |
| DYX89FT5647 | Modar Electronics Inc | 825-845 MHz | 1985-03-28 |
| BFX7IAMT8000AU | Please submit a certificate of compatibility with Section 22.915, a notification statement of attestation and test data on a Franklin Park produced unit. | 825-845 MHz | 1985-03-19 |
| BGB9J5FM4005F03 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | 825-845 MHz | 1985-01-30 |
| ATH9OF24211600 | E F Johnson Company | 870-890 MHz | 1985-01-04 |
| EDE6DZCMPHCS2100A | Bell Atlantic Mobile Systems | 870-890 MHz | 1984-12-11 |
| A989JQTR5E800-8A | NEC Corporation of America | 825-845 MHz | 1984-11-20 |
| DJL8C6JHV910 | Japan Radio Company Ltd | 825-845 MHz | 1984-11-14 |
| DZP6P7HCSTX88020A | Harris Corportion Mobile Telephone Division | 870-890 MHz | 1984-10-10 |
| B2J8Q5UM8800 | OKI Telecom Inc | 825-845 MHz | 1984-10-09 |
| AAO96717-1001 | RadioShack Corporation | 825-845 MHz | 1984-10-04 |
| A269ZUA037 | Alpine Electronics Inc | 825-845 MHz | 1984-09-25 |
| ABZ89FT5642 | Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 825-845 MHz | 1984-08-14 |
| DYX89FT5641 | Modar Electronics Inc | 825-845 MHz | 1984-07-30 |
| DZP9WNTX30A | Harris Corportion Mobile Telephone Division | 825-845 MHz | 1984-07-30 |
| A989JQT5F5DR5F16 | NEC Corporation of America | 870-890 MHz | 1984-07-25 |
| AS59671200 | Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. | 825-845 MHz | 1984-06-29 |
| A989JQTR5E800-2B | Type Acceptance and Certification under same FCC ID. | 825-845 MHz | 1984-06-25 |
| B258QMF80M-360A | Fujitsu Ltd | 825-845 MHz | 1984-06-11 |
| B2J8Q5UM1043B | OKI Telecom Inc | 825-845 MHz | 1984-03-23 |
| ACK9GLEA002 | Matsushita Communication Industrial Co Ltd | 870-890 MHz | 1984-02-22 |
| APV9670583 | CalAmp | 825-845 MHz | 1984-02-14 |
| A989JQTR5E800-2A | NEC Corporation of America | 825-845 MHz | 1984-02-09 |
| BIZ9XACS5006 | Type Acceptance and Certification under same FCC ID. | 825-845 MHz | 1983-11-08 |
| AXA9MZKT-237-A | HARRIS CORPORATION | 870-890 MHz | 1983-09-28 |
| AXA9MZTR-123-A | Type Acceptance and Certification under same FCC ID. | 825-845 MHz | 1983-09-28 |
| CUE967TR08U-M08A | Type Acceptance and Certification under same FCC ID. | 825-845 MHz | 1983-09-28 |
| ACK7IAEF001 | Type Acceptance and Certification under same FCC Identifier | 825-845 MHz | 1983-08-30 |
| B5K8NBF908 | Demonstration of compatibility as referenced in Section 22.915 was accomplished by simulation. This note will be removed from the grant once data is submitted on a complete system. | 870-880 MHz | 1983-07-27 |
| BBC9WNMX6176 | Type Acceptance and Certification under same FCC Identifier | 825-845 MHz | 1983-04-18 |