#1 Regulatory Filing: Week Ending 7 October 2026

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Garmin supplied every new device this week. The FCC granted approval to two consecutively numbered wrist-worn models, 05146 and 05147, on 6 October, and the UAE regulator is reported to have approved models A05240 and A05242 the day before. None of the four records names a product.

Garmin

Model 05146

The FCC granted approval to FCC ID IPH-05146 on 6 October 2026, describing it only as a portable digital transceiver. The record lists test reports for Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, ANT, 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and RFID, with Wi-Fi limited to 2412 to 2472 MHz and no cellular radio. Radiation exposure was assessed for an extremity, which is the method applied to a device worn on the wrist. Testing was carried out by HCT America. Photographs and the user manual are withheld under short-term confidentiality until 4 April 2027. The same model number, written as A05146, was reported at the UAE regulator on 24 September and appeared in the previous issue.

The filing describes a watch with Wi-Fi and a short-range contactless radio but no LTE and no 5 GHz Wi-Fi. That combination is an inference towards a mid-range Garmin watch with music or payment support, not one of the cellular flagships, and the filing does not say which family it belongs to. The confidentiality date is a ceiling, not a forecast: Garmin usually announces well before such a date expires, so athletes considering a mid-range Garmin purchase have reason to expect a new option within roughly six months.

Evidence: Confirmed at the regulator. Source: fcc.gov

Model 05147

The FCC granted approval to FCC ID IPH-05147 on the same day, 6 October 2026, following an application dated 14 September. It is also described as a portable digital transceiver. The record shows transmitters in the 2402 to 2480 MHz band and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi at 2412 to 2472 MHz, and it lists a test report under Part 15.225, the rule that governs 13.56 MHz equipment of the kind used for contactless payment. Unlike its sibling, it was tested at Garmin’s own compliance laboratory. Reported exposure values are below 0.10 W/kg, and confidentiality again runs to 4 April 2027.

The consecutive model number, identical grant date and matching radio set suggest, as an inference only, that 05146 and 05147 are two versions of one product, most plausibly two case sizes. For a buyer, that points to a watch line offered in a smaller and a larger size at launch. Nothing in the record indicates battery capacity, display type or price.

Evidence: Confirmed at the regulator. Source: fcc.gov

Model A05240

Model A05240 is reported to have been approved by the UAE’s Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority on 5 October 2026, with the approval expiring on 4 October 2029. The same model was reported at Korea’s RRA on 28 September as low-power radio equipment and was covered in the previous issue. The TDRA entry is not reported to add any technical detail or a product name.

A second regulator inside a fortnight shows that Garmin is clearing this device for sale across several regions at once, which is the usual pattern in the weeks before a global launch. The model has not yet been seen at the FCC, where the radio details would allow a firmer view of what it is. Athletes should treat it as a real, unidentified Garmin product and not assume it is any particular watch or bike computer.

Evidence: Reported, not independently checked. The regulator is TDRA (UAE) and the model number is A05240. Source: tdra.gov.ae, reported from around the web

Model A05242

Model A05242 is reported to have been approved by TDRA on the same date, 5 October 2026, with the same expiry of 4 October 2029. This is the first reported sighting of the number at any regulator. No product name or technical detail accompanies it.

The number sits two places from A05240 and was approved on the same day, which suggests, as an inference, a related variant in the same product family. It adds weight to the view that a multi-model Garmin release is being prepared, but it gives no basis for a purchasing decision yet.

Evidence: Reported, not independently checked. The regulator is TDRA (UAE) and the model number is A05242. Source: tdra.gov.ae, reported from around the web

Re-certifications of existing products

• Apple Watch Ultra 2, model A2986: reported at TDRA (UAE) on 6 October 2026. Reported, not independently checked.
• Apple Watch Series 9, models A2982 and A2984: reported at TDRA (UAE) on 1 October 2026. Reported, not independently checked.

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Last Updated on 7 October 2026 by tfk the5krunner

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tfk is the founder and author of the5krunner, an independent endurance sports technology publication. With 20 years of hands-on testing of GPS watches and wearables, and competing in triathlons at an international age-group level, tfk provides in-depth expert analysis of fitness technology for serious athletes and endurance sport competitors. ID