ReconRobotics to use 70cm band
/The FCC have refused an ARRL petition to stop the use of the amateur radio 70cm band by surveillance robots.
The FCC issued an Order on Reconsideration dismissing a March 2010 Petition for Reconsideration filed by the ARRL that asked the Commission to deny pending Public Safety Pool license applications associated with the ReconRobotics Video and Audio Surveillance System; however, in doing so, the FCC made it clear that the devices may not exceed 100 kHz of bandwidth.
The Recon Scout - manufactured by ReconRobotics - is a remote-controlled, manoeuvrable surveillance robot that transmits real-time video surveillance data that operates by FCC waiver in the 70 centimetre band.
