[Elecraft] RF radiating appliances

[Nate Bargmann]

* On 2012 20 Jan 20:46 -0600, Fred Jensen wrote:
> I really think it comes down to a question of how much enforcement do we 
> want to pay for.  Most products in the US are self-certified for 
> compliance.  True?  Maybe, maybe not, but who's to know?  The FCC is 
> tax-supported and dwindling in size.

There have been reports of products that include the space, etching, and
markings for filter compoents but lack them.  The inference is that the
components were present during the certification process and then
removed for production (draw your own conclusions :-).  My conclusion is
that such actions constitute a willful sale of a non-certified product
and therefore should receive a notice of violation, etc.

I disagree that the FCC is dwindling.  The ratio of
engineers/technicians to lawyers/bureaucrats continues to worsen,
however, and has been in a negative state for some time.  The primary
roles of the FCC today is to serve as an auction house and act in the
political interest of various interests (see BPL and Light Squared for
prominent examples).

73, de Nate N0NB >>

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