[Elecraft] K3 CE

[Julian G4ILO]

This is, unfortunately, so true. It is getting to the stage when I
wonder how much longer it is possible for someone in my situation to
operate a "stealth" station in a crowded urban housing estate. It is
not the limited size of my antennas that is the problem but the
interference I have to contend with. I can turn off my electrics and
it makes little difference to the noise level, which is often S3-S5 on
the K3's rather stingy S meter.

As for the situation in Germany, well if that's the law and people
will actually check up on it then you have to go along with it. But
only a politician could bring about a situation where it is an offense
to use equipment that doesn't have a worthless sticker on it. And CE
certification is worthless unless it guarantees that the equipment
meets a worthwhile standard.

I think the only solution that would solve the interference problem
would involve type approval of equipment by independent tester.
Clearly you can't rely on all manufacturers to self-certify with any
degree of honesty. And given the lack of enforcement in the UK there
is no reason for anyone to do more than pay lip service to the
regulations. No doubt you can buy rolls of self adhesive CE stickers
from some Chinese vendor on eBay...

But despite the benefits to us hams of type approval, I'm not sure I'd
like the extra costs and restricted range of products such a measure
would result in. I can remember just how expensive modems were in the
80s when they had to be type approved by the monopoly telecoms
provider.
-- 
Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392  K3 s/n: ???
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On Nov 15, 2007 10:16 AM, Stewart Baker <stewart at baker.nildram.co.uk> wrote:
> In the past the "authorities" were concerned with amateurs causing interference
> to domestic radio/television reception and all other government services.
> Now it is the amateur that has the problem.
>