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Engineering and Testing for EMC and Safety Compliance CERTIFICATION APPLICATION REPORT FCC PART 15.231 Test Lab: Applicant Information: Rhein Tech Laboratories, Inc. Phone: 703-689-0368 AMCO Automated Systems Phone: 304-757-3300 360 Herndon Parkway Fax: 703-689-2056 Contact: Eric Kiser Fax: 304-757-3388 Suite 1400 Web Site: www.rheintech.com 107 Erskine Lane E-Mail: ekiser@amcoas.com Herndon, VA 20170 E-Mail : ATCBINFO@rheintech.com Scott Depot, WV 25560 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 GRANTEE FRN NUMBER: 0007856438 PLAT FORM: N/A RTL WORK ORDER NUMBER: 2002187 MODEL(S): VRT Residential Gas Transponder RTL QUOTE NUMBER: QRTL02-606 DATE OF TEST REPORT: November 1, 2002 American National Standard ANSI/TIA/EIA603 and ANSI/TIA/EIA 603-1 Institute: FCC Classification: Low Power Communication Device Transmitter FCC Rule Part(s): Part 15.231 Periodic operation in the band 40.66-4070 MHz and above 70 MHz Digital Interface Information Digital Interface was found to be compliant Receiver Information Receiver was found to be compliant We, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment tested and referenced in this report conforms to the identified standard(s) as described in this test report. No modifications were made to the equipment during testing in order to achieve compliance with these standards. Furthermore, there was no deviation from, additions to, or exclusions from the FCC Part 2, FCC Part 15, ANSI/TIA/EIA 603, and ANSI/TIA/EIA 603-1. Signature: Date: November 1, 2002 Typed/Printed Name: Desmond A. Fraser Position: President 360 Herndon Parkway, Suite 1400 Herndon, VA 20170 Phone: 703-689-0368; Fax: 703-689-2056; Metro: 703-471-6441

Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems 360 Herndon Parkway VRT Residential Gas Transponder Suite 1400 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231 http://www.rheintech.com RTL WO# 2002187 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 SCOPE .................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 TEST FACILITY .................................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.3 RELATED SUBMITTAL(S)/GRANT(S)............................................................................................................................. 4 2 TEST INFORMATION.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 2.1 TEST JUSTIFICATION ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 EXERCISING THE EUT...................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.3 CONFORMITY WITH 15.231 (E) ....................................................................................................................................... 5 2.4 TEST RESULT SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................ 7 2.5 TEST SYSTEM DETAILS ................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.6 CONFIGURATION OF TESTED SYSTEM ........................................................................................................................ 9 3 RADIATED EMISSION - §15.231.......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.1 RADIATED EMISSION LIMITS TEST PROCEDURE.................................................................................................... 10 3.2 DUTY CYCLE.................................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.3 RADIATED EMISSION LIMITS TEST DATA ................................................................................................................ 12 3.4 TEST EQUIPMENT USED FOR TESTING ...................................................................................................................... 12 4 MODULATED BANDWIDTH - §15.231(C)............................................................................................................................................................ 13 4.1 MODULATED BANDWIDTH TEST PROCEDURE ....................................................................................................... 13 4.2 TEST EQUIPMENT USED FOR TESTING ...................................................................................................................... 13 4.3 MODULATED BANDWIDTH TEST DATA .................................................................................................................... 13 5 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 FIGURE INDEX FIGURE 1: WORST CASE CONFIGURATION OF SYSTEM UNDER TEST................................................................................ 9 TABLE INDEX TABLE 2-1: TEST RESULT SUMMARY WITH FCC RULES AND REGULATIONS ............................................................... 7 TABLE 2-2: EQUIPMENT UNDER TEST (EUT) .......................................................................................................................... 8 TABLE 3-1: RADIATED EMISSIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 12 TABLE 3-2: RADIATED EMISSIONS SPURS/HARMONICS ................................................................................................... 12 TABLE 3-3: RADIATED SPURIOUS EMISSIONS TEST EQUIPMENT................................................................................... 12 TABLE 4-1: TEST EQUIPMENT USED FOR TESTING (MODULATED BANDWIDTH) ...................................................... 13 TABLE 4-2: MINIMUM 20 DB MODULATED BANDWIDTH ................................................................................................. 13 PLOT INDEX PLOT 3-1: DUTY CYCLE PLOT .................................................................................................................................................... 11 PLOT 4-1: MODULATED BANDWIDTH ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Page 2 of 30

Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems 360 Herndon Parkway VRT Residential Gas Transponder Suite 1400 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231 http://www.rheintech.com RTL WO# 2002187 APPENDIX INDEX APPENDIX A: ANTENNA SPECIFICATIONS........................................................................................................................... 16 APPENDIX B: AGENCY AUTHORIZATION LETTER............................................................................................................. 18 APPENDIX C: CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST LETTER ........................................................................................................ 19 APPENDIX D: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................. 20 APPENDIX E: LABEL AND LABEL LOCATION ..................................................................................................................... 21 APPENDIX F: SCHEMATICS ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 APPENDIX G: BLOCK DIAGRAM ............................................................................................................................................. 23 APPENDIX H: MANUAL............................................................................................................................................................. 24 APPENDIX I: TEST PHOTOGRAPHS....................................................................................................................................... 25 APPENDIX J: EXTERNAL PHOTOGRAPHS ........................................................................................................................... 27 APPENDIX K: INTERNAL PHOTOGRAPHS............................................................................................................................. 29 PHOTOGRAPH INDEX PHOTOGRAPH 1: ANTENNA LOCATION ................................................................................................................................ 16 PHOTOGRAPH 1: LOCATION OF LABEL ON DEVICE ........................................................................................................... 21 PHOTOGRAPH 2: RADIATED EMISSION FRONT VIEW, WORST CASE CONFIGURATION ............................................ 25 PHOTOGRAPH 3: RADIATED EMISSION REAR VIEW, WORST CASE CONFIGURATION .............................................. 26 PHOTOGRAPH 4: FRONT VIEW OF TRANSPONDER ............................................................................................................ 27 PHOTOGRAPH 5: BACK VIEW OF TRANSPONDER .............................................................................................................. 28 PHOTOGRAPH 6: FRONT VIEW OF BOARD ........................................................................................................................... 29 PHOTOGRAPH 7: BACK VIEW OF BOARD ............................................................................................................................. 30 Page 3 of 30

Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems 360 Herndon Parkway VRT Residential Gas Transponder Suite 1400 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231 http://www.rheintech.com RTL WO# 2002187 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 SCOPE FCC Rules Part 15.231: Periodic operation in the band 40.66-40.70 MHz and above 70 MHz. 1.2 TEST FACILITY The open area test site and conducted measurement facility used to collect the radiated data is located at 360 Herndon Parkway, Suite 1400, Herndon, Virginia 20170. This site has been fully described in a report and approved by the Federal Communications Commission to perform AC line conducted and radiated emissions testing (ANSI C63.4 1992). 1.3 RELATED SUBMITTAL(S)/GRANT(S) This is an original application for Certification for AMCO Automated Systems Model: VRT Residential Gas Transponder, FCC ID: G8JVRT01. Page 4 of 30

Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems 360 Herndon Parkway VRT Residential Gas Transponder Suite 1400 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231 http://www.rheintech.com RTL WO# 2002187 2 TEST INFORMATION 2.1 TEST JUSTIFICATION The EUT was tested in all three orthogonal planes in order to determine worst-case emissions. Radiated emission measurements were made of the Fundamental and Spurious Emission levels. 2.2 EXERCISING THE EUT The unit was tested in its typical configurations with an on time of 15 milliseconds over a period greater than 100 milliseconds (corresponding to a duty cycle factor of –16.5 dB). The unit was also tested in a continuous transmit mode during testing. The EUT was investigated and tested in three orthogonal axes. The worst-case configuration is listed in this report. The carrier was also checked to verify that information was being transmitted. 2.3 CONFORMITY WITH 15.231 (e) In order to comply with the part 15.231(e) the unit must respect the following requirement for the silent period as shown in plot 2-1. • The device transmits only once per interrogation, and does not repeat a transmission for any interrogation. Devices are typically read once per month, but could be read as often as once per day. • All transmissions are 15 msec. This time duration does not change, and is never greater than 15 msec. • A transponder does not repeat packets at any time. It only sends one 15-msec packet reply for each interrogation. Page 5 of 30

Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems 360 Herndon Parkway VRT Residential Gas Transponder Suite 1400 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231 http://www.rheintech.com RTL WO# 2002187 PLOT 2-1: TIMING REQUIREMENT TEST PERSONNEL: Franck Schuppius 10/01/2002 Test Engineer Signature Date Of Test Page 6 of 30

Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems 360 Herndon Parkway VRT Residential Gas Transponder Suite 1400 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231 http://www.rheintech.com RTL WO# 2002187 2.4 TEST RESULT SUMMARY TABLE 2-1: TEST RESULT SUMMARY WITH FCC RULES AND REGULATIONS STANDARD TEST FCC 15.231 (e) Fundamental Transmit Power FCC 15.231 (e) & 15.205 Spurious Radiated Power FCC 15.109 Unintentional Radiated Emissions FCC 15.231 (e) & 2.1049 Occupied Bandwidth FCC 15.203 Antenna Requirement Page 7 of 30

Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems 360 Herndon Parkway VRT Residential Gas Transponder Suite 1400 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231 http://www.rheintech.com RTL WO# 2002187 2.5 TEST SYSTEM DETAILS The FCC Identifiers for all equipment, plus descriptions of all cables used in the tested system are: TABLE 2-2: EQUIPMENT UNDER TEST (EUT) RTL CABLE PART MANUFACTURER MODEL SERIAL NUMBER FCC ID BAR DESCRIPTION CODE VRT AMCO RESIDENTIAL TRANSPONDER 52870P020-P10 G8JVRT01 N/A N/A AUTOMATED SYSTEMS GAS TRANSPONDER Page 8 of 30

Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems 360 Herndon Parkway VRT Residential Gas Transponder Suite 1400 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231 http://www.rheintech.com RTL WO# 2002187 2.6 CONFIGURATION OF TESTED SYSTEM VRT RESIDENTIAL GAS TRANSPONDER FIGURE 1: WORST CASE CONFIGURATION OF SYSTEM UNDER TEST Page 9 of 30

Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems 360 Herndon Parkway VRT Residential Gas Transponder Suite 1400 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231 http://www.rheintech.com RTL WO# 2002187 3 RADIATED EMISSION - §15.231 3.1 RADIATED EMISSION LIMITS TEST PROCEDURE The EUT was placed on a non-conductive table 0.8 meters above the ground plane. The table was centered on a motorized turntable, which allows 360-degree rotation. For measurements of the fundamental signal and spurious/ harmonics, a measurement antenna was positioned at a distance of 3 meters as measured from the closest point of the EUT. 3.2 DUTY CYCLE The duty cycle correction factor is calculated by 20 log (15/100), with 20 dB being the maximum allowable duty correction factor. The duration of each transmission was found to be not greater than one second and the silent period between transmissions was found to be at least 30 times the duration of the transmission, but in no case less than 10 seconds. Page 10 of 30

Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems 360 Herndon Parkway VRT Residential Gas Transponder Suite 1400 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231 http://www.rheintech.com RTL WO# 2002187 PLOT 3-1: DUTY CYCLE PLOT TEST PERSONNEL: Franck Schuppius 10/01/2002 Test Engineer Signature Date Of Test Page 11 of 30

Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems 360 Herndon Parkway VRT Residential Gas Transponder Suite 1400 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231 http://www.rheintech.com RTL WO# 2002187 3.3 RADIATED EMISSION LIMITS TEST DATA The fundamental was measured at 82.9dBuV/m in peak mode at 100% duty cycle. The 16 dB duty cycle correction factor was subtracted from the peak result to a corrected reading of 66.9 dBuV/m compared to a peak limit of 92.0 dBuV/m per 15.35 and 15.231(e). The spurious and harmonics were corrected using the duty cycle factor and compared to the limit per 15.35 and 15.231(e) TABLE 3-1: RADIATED EMISSIONS Site Corrected Emission Antenna Turntable Antenna Analyzer Emission Duty Test Correction Level Frequency Polarity Azimuth Height Reading Level factor Limit Detector Factor (dBuV/m) (MHz) (H/V) (deg) (m) (dBuV) (dBuV/m) (dB) (dBuV/m) (dB/m) 414.59 Qp V 180 1 91.7 -8.8 82.9 -16 66.9 92 TABLE 3-2: RADIATED EMISSIONS SPURS/HARMONICS Site Corrected Emission Antenna Turntable Antenna Analyzer Emission Duty Test Correction Level Frequency Polarity Azimuth Height Reading Level factor Limit Detector Factor (dBuV/m) (MHz) (H/V) (deg) (m) (dBuV) (dBuV/m) (dB) (dBuV/m) (dB/m) 262.48 Qp V 90 1 53.5 -9.9 43.6 -16 27.6 72 444.59 Qp V 45 1 71 -8.5 62.5 -16 46.5 72 445.00 Qp V 45 1 72.1 -8.5 63.6 -16 47.6 72 830.14 Qp V 180 1 57.4 -5.7 51.7 -16 35.7 72 PEAK: RES. =100 KHZ, VID= 100 KHZ, AV: RES. =100 KHZ, VID= 10HZ TEST PERSONNEL: Franck Schuppius 09/24/2002 Test Engineer Signature Date Of Test 3.4 TEST EQUIPMENT USED FOR TESTING TABLE 3-3: RADIATED SPURIOUS EMISSIONS TEST EQUIPMENT RTL ASSET # MANUFACTURER MODEL PART TYPE SERIAL NUMBER 900772 EMCO 3161-02 Horn ANTENNA (2-4 GHz) 900772 900321 EMCO 3161-03 Horn Antennas (4-8,2GHz) 9508-1020 900723 Miteq NA AMP 100MHz-26GHz NA 900791 Schaffner-Chase CBL6112 Antenna (25 MHz - 2 GHz) 2099 Page 12 of 30

Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems 360 Herndon Parkway VRT Residential Gas Transponder Suite 1400 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231 http://www.rheintech.com RTL WO# 2002187 4 MODULATED BANDWIDTH - §15.231(c) 4.1 MODULATED BANDWIDTH TEST PROCEDURE The minimum 20 dB bandwidth per FCC 15.231(c) was performed as radiated testing with the resolution bandwidth set at 10 kHz, and the video bandwidth set at 100 kHz. The minimum 20 dB modulated bandwidth is listed in Table 4-2. 4.2 TEST EQUIPMENT USED FOR TESTING TABLE 4-1: TEST EQUIPMENT USED FOR TESTING (MODULATED BANDWIDTH) RTL ASSET # MANUFACTURER MODEL PART TYPE SERIAL NUMBER 900931 HP 8566B Spectrum Analyzer (100Hz – 22 GHz) 3138A07771 4.3 MODULATED BANDWIDTH TEST DATA TABLE 4-2: MINIMUM 20 DB MODULATED BANDWIDTH FREQUENCY (MHz) 20 dB BANDWIDTH (kHz) 414.59 735.00 TEST PERSONNEL: Franck Schuppius 10/31/2002 Test Technician/Engineer Signature Date Of Test Page 13 of 30

Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems 360 Herndon Parkway VRT Residential Gas Transponder Suite 1400 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231 http://www.rheintech.com RTL WO# 2002187 PLOT 4-1: MODULATED BANDWIDTH TEST PERSONNEL: Franck Schuppius 10/31/2002 Test Technician/Engineer Signature Date Of Test Page 14 of 30

Rhein Tech Laboratories AMCO Automated Systems 360 Herndon Parkway VRT Residential Gas Transponder Suite 1400 FCC ID: G8JVRT01 Herndon, VA 20170 FCC Part 15.231 http://www.rheintech.com RTL WO# 2002187 5 CONCLUSION The data in this measurement report shows that the AMCO Automated Systems Model: VRT Residential Gas Transponder, FCC ID: G8JVRT01, complies with all the requirements of Part 15.231 of the FCC Rules. Page 15 of 30


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