[Elecraft] FCC ID & DOC # for the K2...

[GUY HAMBLEN]

Here's a link to information about an FCC ID#.  St Lucia 
Telecommuncations Bureau is asking  for this information prior to 
bringing my transceiver into the country.

"An FCC ID has 2 elements. The first is a three-character Grantee Code
which usually begins with an alphabetic character and does not contain
1s or 0s. The FCC permanently assigns this code to a company for
authorization of radio frequency equipment."  from 
http://www.tech-faq.com/fcc-id.shtml.

My Yaesu handheld has a FCC ID on the case under the battery. I may be 
mistaken, but isn't this # part of the Type Acceptance process for any 
transceiver?

As I find the answer, I'll post to the board.  Thanks, Guy, N7UN/2


> From: Phil Kane

>  AFAIK there is no such thing as "FCC ID" for a transceiver of
>  this sort but check with Elecraft to see if they have ever run
>  into this.

An amateur bands-only transceiver capable of operating strictly within 
Part
97 spectrum is exempt from FCC importation certification/authorization. 
See
47 CFR 2.1204(a)(2).  This rule is further exemplified under ET Docket 
No.
03-108; FCC 07-66. "Cognitive Radio Technologies and Software Defined
Radios."

Paul, W9AC