Emissions Designator 6M00B9F

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

Decoded Emission Designator

Emission Designator6M00B9F
Normalized Code6M00B9F
Necessary Bandwidth6.00 MHz
Modulation Type[B] Amplitude modulation, independent sidebands
Signal Nature[9] Composite digital and analog channels
Information Type[F] Television or video

What This Means

6M00B9F is an FCC emission designator. It describes an emission with an indicated necessary bandwidth of 6.00 MHz, amplitude modulation, independent sidebands, composite digital and analog channels, carrying television or video.

How to Read 6M00B9F

StepValueMeaning
Bandwidth prefix6M006.00 MHz
First symbolBAmplitude modulation, independent sidebands
Second symbol9Composite digital and analog channels
Third symbolFTelevision or video

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 6M00B9F, the first four characters decode to 6.00 MHz. The remaining symbols describe modulation, signal nature, and information type.

Symbol Reference for 6M00B9F

SymbolPositionCategoryDecoded Meaning
BFirst symbolCarrier modulationAmplitude modulation, independent sidebands
9Second symbolModulating signalComposite digital and analog channels
FThird symbolInformation transmittedTelevision or video

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 6M00B9F

FCC IDDeviceFrequencyDate
CJJ79XITS-1067Axcera2150-2700 MHz1988-11-29
CHP8BUT10Thomson Broadcast & Multimedia, Inc.2150-2700 MHz1987-01-20
CHP8BUSB100Thomson Broadcast & Multimedia, Inc.2150-2700 MHz1986-12-08
CJJ79XITS-1051Axcera2150-2686 MHz1986-11-26
CJJ79XITS-GE10BAxcera2150-2686 MHz1986-03-26
CJJ79XITS-1610This action adds Part 94.2150-2686 MHz1986-03-11
CJJ79XITS-1657Type Acceptance is limited to use with CJJ79XITS-1610 Transmitter. This action adds Part 94.2500-2686 MHz1986-03-11
CJJ79XITS-1658This action adds Part 94.2500-2686 MHz1986-03-11
CHP8BUSB010-MRCThis action adds 6M00B9F emission.2150-2700 MHz1986-02-24