Friday, September 01, 2006

Sirius re-certs issued by FCC

Based on what's being reported currently by SatelliteRadioTechWorld Looks as if the concern of equipment shortages should begin to reside a bit .I sure hope that's the case.


The previous Sportster 3 certification was either withdrawn by Ki Ryung or dismissed by the FCC. Today, a modified version of the Sportster 3 received a re-certification grant (FCC ID P3HNSPH3), issued by its TCB. Three other radios were also re-certified again: the Sportster Replay, the Visor, and the Sirius One (FCC IDs P3HNSPHR1, P3HNXTRH3 and P3HNSVH1G3S). All four of these had previously been certified on August 09, 2006.

Wistron NeWeb Complies with FCC's Request
On August 28, 2006, Wistron NeWeb updated the internal and external photographs, test setup, and test report for the the recently re-certified StarMate radio, complying with the FCC's request for additional informationThe newly re-certified StarMate appears to use the same technique that XM was using just prior to the FCC investigation into the compliance issues. However, the TCB did not go through the extensive testing that the FCC required of XM on its most recent certification grant. Previously, the FCC clarified the testing procedure. The clarification to XM came after the TCB received the radio from Sirius for testing. There is still the possibility that the FCC could reject the StarMate re-certification.