The Flu in New Fairfield Get the Facts
Source: Citizens News, Section 1, Nov. 25, 2009 PAGE 23
If you have concerns about the flu and specifically H1N1, tune into Channel 17 to see Superintendent Dr. Castagnola, First Selectman John Hodge, Assistant Superintendent Alicia Roy, Director of Health Tim Simpkins and Emergency Management Director Jan Flynn discuss frequently asked questions they have received regarding the flu in New Fairfield and how town officials are responding.
The Flu in New Fairfield is scheduled to air on Channel 17 at 10am, 6pm & 11pm. The taped discussion will also be made available at the New Fairfield Library on CD.
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What is important about this P.S.A. (Public Service Announcement) is not the 'public interest, convenience, and necessity', nor is it the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, not the Director of Health, or Emergency Management Director ... what's important is the fact that one of these esteemed, highly paid and intelligent individuals have finally realized other important facts about New Fairfield. The fact is that NOT everyone in our town has Cable Television! That simple fact is now directing the attention of those residents that read the Citizens News to head to the library, get a library card if you don't already have one, check out the CD that provides the FAQ's on H1N1 Flu. WOW! Our tax money finally at work from the Television Studio at the Senior Center. [Side note: I've been to the Television Studio, but where is the Community Center?] Now that the technical details and challenges have been solved with our new Television Studio perhaps the town can record the meetings of all of our town government and make them available on CD at the library. A significant number of residents in New Fairfield DO NOT have Charter Cable rather use a satellite feed, which excludes local channel programs. After all the Director of and the Television Studio at the Senior Center is paid for with our tax dollars and for those without Charter Cable those dollars are a waste in that no services are provided to almost one third of New Fairfield with over the air broadcasting and satellite television. Of course there is one more channel of access perhaps for the younger crowd and that is Internet Television with many different channels available. Let's not forget a simpler method of informing New Fairfield, "Part 15 Devices, as known as low power, Unlicensed Operation". Many of us have experienced this capability of AM and/or FM radio while driving into Disney World, or perhaps at a National Park with this method of communication.
The next four sections cover the permitted forms of unlicensed operation in the AM band (535 to 1705 kHz) and FM band (88 to 108 MHz), and explain the penalties which may be assessed against those forms of unlicensed operation which do not fall within the permitted forms of unlicensed operation.
Unlicensed operation on the AM and FM radio broadcast bands is permitted for some extremely low powered devices covered under Part 15 of the FCC's rules. On FM frequencies, these devices are limited to an effective service range of approximately 200 feet (61 meters). See 47 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Section 15.239, and the July 24, 1991 Public Notice. On the AM broadcast band, these devices are limited to an effective service range of approximately 200 feet (61 meters). See 47 CFR Sections 15.207, 15.209, 15.219, and 15.221. These devices must accept any interference caused by any other operation, which may further limit the effective service range. For more information on Part 15 devices, please see OET Bulletin No. 63 ("Understanding the FCC Regulations for Low-Power, Non-Licensed Transmitters"). Questions not answered by this Bulletin can be directed to the FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology, Customer Service Branch, at the Columbia, Maryland office, phone (301) - 362 - 3000, e-mail LabHelp@fcc.gov.
