[Elecraft] K3 CE

[Julian G4ILO]

On Nov 15, 2007 8:24 AM,  <d.cutter at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Don't forget that, aside from CE marking, you are deemed to be techniclly competent as an Advanced licence holder and can therefore build your own kit and operate it within the terms of your licence. You are right in saying that you can import your own kit for your own use and if you sell it, it is not as a business for general sale of lots of these.
>
Coincidentally the December RadCom EMC column, page 43, has a
discussion that is relevant to this.

It explains that the regulations apply to goods that are "placed on
the market" or "taken into service". New goods sold commercially are
"placed on the market" but (the article states) it is clear from
examples like very noisy (and CE marked!) Chinese made switch mode
wall warts sold on eBay that the local Trading Standards are doing
nothing about enforcement (and from personal knowledge they have
neither the manpower nor the technical competence to do so.) Second
hand goods sold on eBay or at a flea market are not "placed on the
market". However, the purchaser is "taking it into service" and
therefore becomes responsible for its EMC compliance.

Although, as you say, we as radio hams should be competent to decide
whether our equipment meets the standards or not, the average person
buying a wall wart battery charger or whatever certainly isn't.

Therefore this whole CE marking busines seems to me to be a total
waste of time, as it is either unenforced or unenforceable.
-- 
Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392  K3 s/n: ???
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