Emissions Designator 9K70D1W

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

Decoded Emission Designator

Emission Designator9K70D1W
Normalized Code9K70D1W
Necessary Bandwidth9.70 kHz
Modulation Type[D] Amplitude and angle modulation
Signal Nature[1] Single channel containing quantized or digital information without a modulating subcarrier, excluding time-division multiplex
Information Type[W] Combination of information types listed above

What This Means

9K70D1W is an FCC emission designator. It describes an emission with an indicated necessary bandwidth of 9.70 kHz, amplitude and angle modulation, single channel containing quantized or digital information without a modulating subcarrier, excluding time-division multiplex, carrying combination of information types listed above.

How to Read 9K70D1W

StepValueMeaning
Bandwidth prefix9K709.70 kHz
First symbolDAmplitude and angle modulation
Second symbol1Single channel containing quantized or digital information without a modulating subcarrier, excluding time-division multiplex
Third symbolWCombination of information types listed above

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 9K70D1W, the first four characters decode to 9.70 kHz. The remaining symbols describe modulation, signal nature, and information type.

Symbol Reference for 9K70D1W

SymbolPositionCategoryDecoded Meaning
DFirst symbolCarrier modulationAmplitude and angle modulation
1Second symbolModulating signalSingle channel containing quantized or digital information without a modulating subcarrier, excluding time-division multiplex
WThird symbolInformation transmittedCombination of information types listed above

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 9K70D1W

FCC IDDeviceFrequencyDate
OWDTR-0168-ETwo47, Base Station Transceiver (800 MHz Band)851-869 MHz2024-12-13
OWDTR-0172-ETwo47, Base Station Transceiver (700 MHz Band)769-775 MHz2023-10-03
OWDTR-0129-EBase Station Transceiver 420-430 MHz band406.1-430 MHz2021-11-12
OWDTR-0159-EMASTR V, Base Station 700 MHz Band769-775 MHz2018-12-06
OWDTR-0158-EMASTR V, Base Station 800 MHz Band851-869 MHz2018-09-21
OWDTR-0065-ERadio Base Station/Repeater150.013-173.988 MHz2018-04-23
OWDTR-0156-EMASTR V, Base Station 900 MHz935-940 MHz2017-10-10
OWDTR-0155-EMASTR V, Transceiver 900 MHz Band935-940 MHz2017-08-13
OWDTR-0130-EBase Station Transceiver 450-470 MHz band450-470 MHz2014-04-10
OWDTR-0053-EBase Station Transceiver (800 MHz)851-869 MHz2013-04-11
OWDTR-0057-EBase Station Transceiver (700 MHz)763-776 MHz2013-04-11
OWDTR-0100-EBase Station Transceiver 470-494 MHz band470.006-493.994 MHz2012-11-27
OWDTR-0101-EBase Station Transceiver 494-520 MHz band494.006-511.994 MHz2012-11-27