The manufacturer is TAW Global, the same folks who brought you the Whole House 2 and 3 (and various other iterations, some Part 15 and ISED certified, some not).
If you look at the photos in the listing, you'll see 2 certifications, both valid, one from the FCC and one from ISED. But no Part 15 language. So what gives?
Well, it turns out that in the U.S., the transmitter was approved for Part 73 and other uses, including LPFM. If you've recently won an allocation for such a latter station, this could be a solution, although, given the issues with the Whole House transmitters, I would think that there would be better options.
And in Canada, it's approved for BETS-8 use. BETS-8? I didn't even know there was such a thing. Turns out, it's for broadcasting use in remote, rural areas, such as the Far North.
The seller does have a warning on the listing about the transmitter exceeding unlicensed transmitting field strength, which is good, but also prominently displays the certification ID's, without explanation.
.And in Canada, it's approved for BETS-8 use. BETS-8? I didn't even know there was such a thing. Turns out, it's for broadcasting use in remote, rural areas, such as the Far North.
That is interesting, I mean the part about it being compliant in Canada under the apparently little known BETS-8 specifically for FM operating in "Small remote areas", and BET-9 is specificlly for TV broadcast in "Small remote areas", but there's no Bets specifically for AM in "Small remote areas", whereas BETS-1 is specificied only for "for Low Power Announce Transmitters in the Frequency Bands 525-1,705 kHz and 88-107.5 MHz"
ANY operation of any class of BETS transmitters require licence though, correct?, even BETS-1?
I noticed that the manufactures website list those transmitters new for $149 (though sold out) which is $20 less than the "like new" one you link to on a ebay. https://tawglobal.com/products/source-1-2w-low-power-fm-transmitter-lpfm
(Their website used to be called sourcefmtransmitter.com which now redirects to tawglobal now)
There were discussions about it about ten years ago in the Christmas light display forums, ie: https://doityourselfchristmas.com/forum/index.php?threads/source-1-2-watt-low-power-fm-transmitter.44246/ Where it was talked about as being marketed to Christmas display broadcast hobbiest in spite of it being non compliant with part 15.
Anyway, I find the "Small Remote area" requirements particular to only BETS 8 and 9 to be kind of intriguing, it looks like those classes didn't come into effect until the late 1980s, it be interesting to know what prompted it's creation.
@richpowers BETS-1 needs no license. The certification is your license or better called "broadcast certificate."
Example: Decade MS-100, Procaster FM
@richpowers BETS-1 needs no license. The certification is your license or better called "broadcast certificate."
Example: Decade MS-100, Procaster FM
Oh... So... Right.. we've been through this before, but it's for only "Low Power Announce Transmitters".. which is not considered "broadcasting" so it's only legal if your making announcements.. yeah, I'm still confused. I never did get a clear grasp on the differences between RSS210 and BETS, though it's been discussed numerous times here.
I know it must be just me.