[BC] Remote Control Access via Internet

[Bailey, Scott]

That was what I thought. The method you choose to use is up to the
licensee, as long as the licensee was in compliance.

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[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Robert Meuser
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 12:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [BC] Remote Control Access via Internet

AFAIK

There was never a requirement you have a dedicated phone line. You might

be thinking about some FCC clarifications on the use of dial up remote 
controls which is optional to begin with.  The FCC does not really care 
how you comply with the rules just that you can demonstrate you are in 
compliance.

R


Bailey, Scott wrote:

>Question to the brain trust:
>
> 
>
>I've read over the rules of unattended operation, and I have a
question.
>Does a station have to have a dial up phone line installed at the
>transmitter for remote control or can a station control it transmitter
>by internet access only, and do away with the dial up phone line?
>
> 
>
>My thoughts were, and a discussion with another engineer was, the last
>update of the remote control rules was around 1995, almost 12 years
ago,
>before we had wide open internet access.  My studio is with the
>transmitter, and I can access my studio automation with my pocket pc,
>via Verizon Broadband Wireless, or even Wi-fi. My studio automation can
>lower and raise power on my transmitter, and turn it off. I can access
>my automation system via logmein.com at home and control the
transmitter
>as well.
>
> 
>
>What are the thoughts you guys have on this subject?  Do we really have
>to have a "dedicated" phone line at the transmitter, if I'm using that
>line for DSL service and my pc controls the transmitter, and I have
>constant access to it?
>  
>
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