CFXPT-90Livestock Telemetry Transmitter

USER'S MANUAL MODEL PT-90 TELEMETRY TRANSMITTER INTRODUCTION The Communications Specialists Model PT-90 is to be used as a telemetry transmitter to locate livestock and other animals by doppler positioning or triangulation. It also transmits back data relative to activity, mortality, etc. by changing pulse rate. It is FCC Certified and must be used with a valid FCC license, issued for telemetry uses, under Part 90.259 of the Rules. It is preprogrammed at the factory to operate in the 217-220Mhz band. Power output is 95mW. The PT-90 is waterproof and includes a changeable, screw-on, antenna. It uses a widely available CR123A Lithium battery or a LIR 17335 rechargeable Lithium battery. The transmitter can be disabled to preserve battery life by sliding the supplied magnet into the slot between to top of the transmitter and the collar. BATTERY INSTALLATION First remove the magnet, if installed. Then slide the supplied CR123A Lithium battery into the collar battery compartment + (positive) end in first. Screw on the battery compartment cap with a screwdriver or coin. A small amount of Vaseline on the battery compartment cap "O" ring will allow easy cap removal and keep the battery compartment watertight. Dispose of any used batteries properly. If the battery is inserted backwards, the transmitter will not function but it will not be damaged. Simply reverse it to start the transmitter working. If you are using the LIR17335 rechargeable Lithium Ion battery and quick charger, please note that if a discharged battery is being charged, the LED indicator light on the charger will be orange. When the battery is charged, it will change to green. A battery can be left in the charger indefinitely without being damaged. The rechargeable battery can be recharged over 500 times before needing replacement. Charge time is less than 3 hours. FCC COMPLIANCE NOTICE In order to legally operate this transmitter, you must be first meet the eligibility requirements of FCC Part 90.35. This means you must be engaged in a commercial or educational activity. Then you must have a valid FCC License yourself or be part of a for-profit or non-profit sharing agreement as detailed in 90.179 held by your equipment provider or someone else. If you choose to obtain your own FCC License, we will help you with the following required steps. We will recommend a License Administrator who will prepare your license application and submit it to a Frequency Coordinator. A few questions will need to be answered such as your company name, address, area of planned operation, etc. We will provide the technical information required such as frequencies requested, output power, emission type, etc. A separate fee will be required for the Administrator, Frequency Coordinator, and FCC. After your license is issued and equipment installed, the Administrator will notify the FCC that buildout is complete. Your license will normally be issued for a 10 year term. All operation is secondary to the fixed and mobile services. The FCC ID for this transmitter is CFXPT-90. CAUTION: Any changes or modifications to this device could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. CAUTION: This device is restricted to mobile operations only and may not be person- worn, co- located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. WARRANTY The PT-90 is warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase. Just return the unit to the factory and we will repair or replace it at no charge.

AGENT AUTHORIZATION May 4, 2007 Federal Communications Commission Authorization & Evaluation Division 7345 Oakland Mills Road Columbia, Maryland 21046 Gentlemen: This letter will authorize the appointment of M. FLOM ASSOCIATES, INC. to act as our Agent in all FCC matters. This appointment is affective until otherwise notified by us. This is to advise that we are in full compliance with the Anti-Drug Abuse Act. The Applicant is not subject to a denial of federal benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 USC 862, and no party to the application is subject to a denial of federal benefits pursuant to that section. Communications Specialists, Inc. Albert Spencer Porter President

REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIALITY May 4, 2007 Federal Communications Commission, EQUIPMENT APPROVAL SERVICES, P. O. Box 358315 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5315 ATTN: Authorization & Evaluation Division PER: 47 CFR 0.457 and 0.459 RE: CFXPT-90 Pursuant to Sections 0.457(d)(1)(ii) and 0.459 of the Commission's Rules, the Applicant hereby requests confidential treatment of some of the information accompanying this Application as listed below, i.e. Schematic Diagram, and Block Diagram. These materials contain trade secrets and proprietary information not customarily released to the public and the public disclosure of these matters might be harmful to the Applicant and provide unjustified benefits to its competitors. The Applicant understands that pursuant to Rule 0.457(d)(1)(ii) disclosure of this Application and all accompanying documentation will not be made before the date of the Grant for this Application. Sincerely, Communications Specialists, Inc. Albert Spencer Porter President

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CFXPT-90 DESCRIPTION OF CIRCUITRY The CFXPT-90 transmitter is a PLL synthesized design using a 0.5ppm TCXO as the reference oscillator. A microprocessor controls all of the functions of the PLL, oscillator, and amplifier stages. The circuit has a 1 stage VCO oscillator locked to the PLL, followed by 4 stages of amplification. Any harmonic or spurious signals are filtered out by a 5th order 230Mhz low pass filter before reaching the antenna.

CFXPT-90 Parts Lists valueDesignatorFootprintvalueDesignatorFootprint 0.01u FC-010402MA27V0700D-01SSS-mini 0.1u FC-020603S2AADICTD-02Diode-SMA 100p FC-03040247n HL-031008 0.1u FC-04060356n HL-040805 1000p FC-05020156n HL-050805 0.01u FC-06040256n HL-060805 1000p FC-07020133n HL-070805 10u F, 6.3VC-08080512n HL-080805 1000p FC-09020112n HL-090805 1000p FC-100201100n HL-100805 0.1u FC-110603NE681M13Q-01CEL-M13 1000p FC-120201NE681M13Q-02CEL-M13 330p F, NPO, 880HzC-130603NE681M13Q-03CEL-M13 0.1u FC-140603NE68819Q-04CEL-19 1000p FC-150201NE664M04Q-05CEL-M04 noneC-16020118K OHR-010201 1000p FC-17020110K OHR-020201 1p FC-1802011M OHR-030201 7p FC-1902011M OHR-040201 5p FC-20020110M OHR-050402 5p FC-21020110K OHR-060201 220p FC-2206031K OHR-070201 3900p FC-23060310 OHR-080201 1u FC-240805150 OHR-090201 1000p FC-2502011.5K OHR-100201 1000p FC-260201330 OHR-110201 100p FC-27020110 OHR-120201 1000pFC-28020133K OHR-130201 47p FC-2902011.0K OHR-140201 1000p FC-300201100K OHR-150201 56p FC-3102016.8K OHR-160201 1000p FC-320201680 OHR-170201 6p FC-33020110K OHR-180201 5p FC-34020110K OHR-190201 1000p FC-35020127K OHR-200201 1000p FC-36020110 OHR-210201 6p FC-3702011K OHR-220201 33p FC-3802011M OHR-230201 0.01u FC-39040210K OHR-240201 1000p FC-4002011K OHR-250201 82p FC-41040222K OHR-260201 22p FC-42020156K OHR-270201 5p FC-430201150 OHR-280201 5p FC-44020110K OHR-290201 100 pFC-45020156K OHR-320201 1000p FC-46020110K OHR-330201 1000p FC-47020110K OHR-340201 0p FC-480201CM-1600SW-01COMUS-1600 10u F, 6.3VC-490805CM1600SW-02COMUS-1600 1000p FC-500201ORD-213SW-03magnetic-sw 1p FC-510201ORD-213SW-04magnetic-sw 10uF, 10VC-520805LP3987-2.5VU-01NS-TLA05-LP3987 100p FC-5302018051F305U-02MLP-11-B-8051F30X-1 0.01u FC-540402TC7SL04FUU-03SSOP-5-P-0.65-TC7SC04FU 10u F, 6.3VC-550805LMX2470U-04NS-LMX2470 10u FC-560805LP3987-2.5VU-05NS-TLA05-LP3987 0.1u FC-570603JN015VC-01VOLTRONICS-JN 0.056u F C-58080510K OHVR-01POT-P2W 6p FC-590201TTS-18-19.2Mhz XTAL-01TEW-TTS18 100p FC-600201 0p FC-610201 4p FC-620201 1000p FC-630201 1000p FC-640201 CFXPT-90 List of Active devices and functions. DesignatorParts #Function Q-01Q-NE681M13 Oscillator Q-02Q-NE681M13buffer amplifier Q-03Q-NE681M13pre-amplifier Q-04Q-NE68819driver amplifier Q-05Q-NE664M04final amplifier U-01U-LP3987ITLX-2.5Vvoltage regulator U-02U-C8051F305CPU U-03U-TC7SL04FUinverter U-04U-LMX2470PLL synthesyzer U-05U-LP3987ITLX-2.5Vvoltage regulator XTAL-01X-TTS18-19.2MHzcrystal oscillator TCXO 0.5 ppm CFXPT-90 FACTORY TUNE UP PROCEDURE PRIOR TO POTTING 1. Download test firmware. This changes the CFXPT-90 frequency to 216.000MHz. 2. Adjust trimmer pot VR-01 to set the VCO frequency to 216.000MHz (+ or - 10Hz). 3. With the frequency at 216.000MHz, align VC-1 so the VCO test voltage is 0.3v (+ or – 0.1V). 4. Check power output to make sure it is 17.0dBm to 19.5dBm. 5. Check that all harmonics or spurious signals are at least 50dB down from main carrier. 6. Download test firmware to change the transmitting frequency to 222.000MHz 7. Check that the VCO frequency is 222.000MHz (+ or - 10Hz). 8. Check that the VCO test point is less than 1.7v. 9. Check that the power output is 17.0dBm to 19.5dBm. 10. Check that all harmonics or spurious signals are at least 50dB down from main carrier.

Flom Test Labs 3356 North San Marcos Place, Suite 107 Chandler, Arizona 85225-7176 FCC ID: CFXPT-90 (866) 311-3268 phone, (480) 926-3598 fax MFA p0750013, d0750081 Date: May 29, 2007 Federal Communications Commission Via: Electronic Filing Attention: Authorization & Evaluation Division Applicant: Communications Specialists, Inc. Equipment: PT-90 FCC ID: CFXPT-90 FCC Rules: 90.259, 90.217(c) Gentlemen: On behalf of the Applicant, enclosed please find Application Form 731, Engineering Test Report and all pertinent documentation, the whole for approval of the referenced equipment as shown. Filing fees are attached. We trust the same is in order. Should you need any further information, kindly contact the writer who is authorized to act as agent. Sincerely yours, Hoosamuddin S. Bandukwala, Lab Director enclosure(s) cc: Applicant HSB/je Flom Test Labs 3356 North San Marcos Place, Suite 107 Chandler, Arizona 85225-7176 FCC ID: CFXPT-90 (866) 311-3268 phone, (480) 926-3598 fax MFA p0750013, d0750081 Date: May 29, 2007 Federal Communications Commission Via: Electronic Filing Attention: Authorization & Evaluation Division Applicant: Communications Specialists, Inc. Equipment: PT-90 FCC ID: CFXPT-90 FCC Rules: 90.259, 90.217(c) Gentlemen: On behalf of the Applicant, enclosed please find Application Form 731, Engineering Test Report and all pertinent documentation, the whole for approval of the referenced equipment as shown i.e.: a) Application Form b) Test Report (if applicable) c) Filing Fees d) Copy of Original Grant e) Expository Statement and/or letter by Applicant f) Photos (if applicable) g) Label Drawing (if changes have been made) We trust the same is in order. Should you need any further information, kindly contact the writer who is authorized to act as agent. Sincerely yours, Hoosamuddin S. Bandukwala, Lab Director enclosure(s) cc: Applicant HSB/je Flom Test Labs 3356 North San Marcos Place, Suite 107 Chandler, Arizona 85225-7176 FCC ID: CFXPT-90 (866) 311-3268 phone, (480) 926-3598 fax MFA p0750013, d0750081 Transmitter Certification of FCC ID: CFXPT-90 Model: PT-90 to Federal Communications Commission Rule Part(s) 90.259, 90.217(c) Date of report: May 29, 2007 On the Behalf of the Applicant: Communications Specialists, Inc. At the Request of: Communications Specialists, Inc. 426 W. Taft Ave Orange, CA 92665 Attention of: Spence Porter, President (800) 854-0547; (714) 998-3021 FAX: (800) 850-0547; (714) 974-3420 Supervised by: Hoosamuddin S. Bandukwala, Lab Director Flom Test Labs 3356 North San Marcos Place, Suite 107 Chandler, Arizona 85225-7176 FCC ID: CFXPT-90 (866) 311-3268 phone, (480) 926-3598 fax MFA p0750013, d0750081 List of Exhibits (FCC Certification (Transmitters) - Revised 9/28/98) Applicant: Communications Specialists, Inc. FCC ID: CFXPT-90 By Applicant: 1. Letter of Authorization 2. Confidentiality Request: 0.457 And 0.459 3. Part 90.203(e) & (g) Attestation 4. Identification Drawings, 2.1033(c)(11) Label Location of Label Compliance Statement Location of Compliance Statement 5. Photographs, 2.1033(c)(12) 6. Documentation: 2.1033(c) (3) User Manual (9) Tune Up Info (10) Schematic Diagram (10) Circuit Description Block Diagram Parts List Active Devices 7. MPE/SAR Report By M.F.A. Inc.: A. Testimonial & Statement of Certification Flom Test Labs 3356 North San Marcos Place, Suite 107 Chandler, Arizona 85225-7176 FCC ID: CFXPT-90 (866) 311-3268 phone, (480) 926-3598 fax MFA p0750013, d0750081 The Applicant has been cautioned as to the following: 15.21 Information to the User. The users manual or instruction manual for an intentional radiator shall caution the user that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 15.27(a) Special Accessories. Equipment marketed to a consumer must be capable of complying with the necessary regulations in the configuration in which the equipment is marketed. Where special accessories, such as shielded cables and/or special connectors are required to enable an unintentional or intentional radiator to comply with the emission limits in this part, the equipment must be marketed with, i.e. shipped and sold with, those special accessories. However, in lieu of shipping or packaging the special accessories with the unintentional or intentional radiator, the responsible party may employ other methods of ensuring that the special accessories are provided to the consumer, without additional charge. Information detailing any alternative method used to supply the special accessories for a grant of equipment authorization or retained in the verification records, as appropriate. The party responsible for the equipment, as detailed in § 2.909 of this chapter, shall ensure that these special accessories are provided with the equipment. The instruction manual for such devices shall include appropriate instructions on the first page of text concerned with the installation of the device that these special accessories must be used with the device. It is the responsibility of the user to use the needed special accessories supplied with the equipment. Flom Test Labs 3356 North San Marcos Place, Suite 107 Chandler, Arizona 85225-7176 FCC ID: CFXPT-90 (866) 311-3268 phone, (480) 926-3598 fax MFA p0750013, d0750081 Table of Contents Rule Description Page 2.1033(c)(14) Rule Summary 2 . Standard Test Conditions and Engineering Practices 3 2.1033(c) General Information Required 4 90.217, 2.1046(a) Carrier Output Power (Conducted) 6 90.217, 2.1046(a) RF Power Output (Radiated) 7 90.217(c), 2.1051 Unwanted Emissions (Transmitter Conducted) 8 90.217(c), 2.1053(a) Field Strength of Spurious Radiation 10 90.217(c), 90.259, 2.1049(c)(1) Emission Masks (Occupied Bandwidth) 11 2.1055(a)(1) Frequency Stability (Temperature Variation) 13 2.1055(b)(1) Frequency Stability (Voltage Variation) 14 . Test Equipment Utilized 15 Flom Test Labs 3356 North San Marcos Place, Suite 107 Page 1 …

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