K3 CE Marking (was Re: [Elecraft] K3 Shipment to Dubai)

[Julian G4ILO]

In the last couple of weeks I received an MFJ product from the well
known main importer in the UK. I just checked - there is no trace of
CE marking anywhere on it. A few years ago I bought another MFJ
product from the same dealer, and it came with a CE label torn off
from a reel. I had to peel off the backing paper and stick it on
myself!

Clearly there is no reason to delay the shipment of K3 kits to EU
buyers because of CE certification issues, but it would be nice to
have official confirmation from Elecraft that they won't be delayed.
Whether fully built radios should be delayed for the same reason is
another matter, but it would seem that in the UK at least, nobody
could care less!
-- 
Julian, G4ILO K2 s/n: 392  K3 s/n: ???
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On 10/4/07, Stewart Baker <stewart at baker.nildram.co.uk> wrote:
> The CE mark also applies to products coming into the EU from elsewhere in the
> world. e.g. Switched Mode PSU's from China, although the amount of EMC generated
> by them might lead one to believe otherwise !
>
> Putting a CE label on a product is easy, enforcement of standards is not.