What are the differences between part 15,part 90 and part 95 walkie talkies, anyone know the answer?

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I don’t know how to define Part 15, Part 90, and Part 95 walkie talkie. Does anyone know the differences? Can a Part 15/Part 90 radio has a removable antenna? So far, I understand a Part 95 radio should be installed with a fixed antenna.W hat about Part 15 and Part 90 radios? Should they also have a fixed or removable antenna? Does anyone know the answer?

As per the website I searched,
Part 90 Land Mobile Radio LMR Business radio
Part 95 Personal Radio Services CB, FRS, GMRS, MURS
Part 15 Radio Frequency Devices

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Forgive me, but I logged into the US national archive which has all the published specs. Part 95 and Part 15 are all really devices for short range activity and the spec clearly defines the antennas as integral and not replaceable with ones with more gain, or directionality. The Business Part 90 spec does not have this requirement that I can see. The specs give the available bands, powers and requirements.

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I was initially going to leave this one for comment from the other forum members, however this question does bring up a potential concern.

First, to answer the question, Part 15 refers to any device that is capable of transmit and/or receive on radio frequencies, not just radios. It can be computers, tablets, garage door openers, modems, etc. If the question is specifically about transceivers, it pretty much covers any radio. For instance, a ham radio can be Part 15 type accepted and have a removeable antenna.

Part 90 radios certainly may have removeable antennas.

As for Part 95, whether or not the antenna is detachable depends on the individual radio service, referred to as subparts in the Code of Federal Requlations (CFR), as a number of radio services fall under Part 95, such as CB, FRS, GMRS and MURS. Each of those services is a subpart of Part 95.

For example, Subpart B is the Family Radio Service (FRS), Subpart D is CB, Subpart E is the General Mobile Radios Service (GMRS), etc.
Subpart B (FRS) states that FRS radios cannot have removeable antennas, but Subpart E (GMRS) does allow GMRS radios to have them.

The real concern for me isn’t the question itself. It’s the source of the query. I understand that the OP may represent a radio manufacturer or reseller in some way. If the question was merely posted to get a conversation going, that’s fine. However, it comes across as not knowing their own product. This is a question that anyone who manufactures, markets or sells radios in the US should already know before those radios are even made.

If I was visiting this forum and saw a radio manufacturer who was already actively selling radios labeled FCC Part 90 or Part 95 to the US market, and didn’t know what the FCC rules were for type accepting or selling those particular products in the US, I would be a little concerned about those radios.

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Thank you for your answers. Where can I find an official document or policy about Part 90 radios certainly may have removable antennas? As per 15.203 Antenna requirement:The manufacturer may design the unit so that the user can replace a broken antenna, but the use of a standard antenna jack or electrical connector is prohibited.

SAMCOM FPCN30A two way radios have passed FCC part 15 and part 90 rules, so can it be approved if it can be installed with a removable antenna?
Antenna Type: Whip Antenna.
FCC Part 90.210 Spurious Emssion on Antenna Port: PASS

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To answer your question about the query about why we seemed not familiar with what kinds of walkie talkie for the SAMCOM radios.

I do not just want to start a conversation, I question how to define different types of walkie-talkies and standards.How to be more supportive to prove what types of radios we are.

Off course we ensure SAMCOM radio is part 90 walkie-talkie and meets the standards of FCC rules. FCC ID : 2AIOQ-FPCN30AA. But every time we provide our FCC documents to customers or official departments, it seems that only the part 15/part 90 reports can not fully support them, always someone questions the legality of the SAMCOM radios.

That is my real intention, I know there are lots of professionals in this field and I am trying to collect all of your opinions and suggestions and see if we can find a resolution to let other customers better understand what kinds of two-way radios we are.

For example, when a customer say : SAMCOM FPCN30A radio has been identified as a non-compliant radio with removable antennas.

I can not just say with one sentence: SAMCOM FPCN30A two-way radios are Part 90 rules, and it certainly may have removable antennas. I would likely to provide an official FCC document or article may be fully explained, not just our FCC documents.

I can be a better saler at explaining with technical terms and official articles, this is why I ask for your help and create this post.

I hope you can understand. I am not on behalf of SAMCOM company, just a radio learner.