FCC Approves Waiver for ContiTech Conveyor Radar
The FCC Wireless Bureau approved a waiver, with conditions, sought by ContiTech USA, for a conveyor radar the company developed to monitor content carried on conveyor belts for a variety of applications, including mining. The bureau sought comment last year…
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on the device, which uses the 76-81 GHz bands (see 2207080050). “We find that ContiTech has demonstrated that the Device can serve an important public interest function by monitoring material in various milling, mining, and other processes to improve the safety and efficiency of such mining operations and the other uses detailed in this request,” said a Tuesday order: “Its operations will be conducted under Part 90 site-based radiolocation rules, meaning that each installation will require a separate application and authorization by the Bureau, which allows additional conditions for operation to be added if needed.” The order includes conditions, such as the placement of the radar and exclusion zones.