I'm sorry to hear this about Behringer as I've successfully used their
mixers in my shack. I have Mackie's in my home recording studio, but the
Behrigner's seemed perfect (high quality/low cost) for the ham shack. There
is no excuse, however, if they are guilty of the violations noted in the
various e-mails. We need to support all efforts to make sure electronic
equipment if clean from an RF standpoint.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: "RFI List" <rfi@contesting.com>; "Tower Talk List"
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 5:06 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Behringer RFI
> The FCC has issued a "Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and
> Order" against Behringer USA, including a $1,000,000 fine. The
> offense is the importation and sale of "50 models of unauthorized
> radio frequency devices, specifically digital audio music devices, in
> apparent willful and repeated violation of Section 302(b) of the
> Communications Act . . . . . ."
>
> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-06-13A1
>
> The order was issued Feb 16, 2006, but I just came across it.
>
> You've got to do quite a bit to arouse the FCC to ANY action (other
> than a bit of exposed anatomy on national TV), and $1,000,000 is a
> VERY large fine by FCC standards.
>
> FWIW, Behringer has long been considered a very bad citizen in the
> world of pro audio. They have a repution for very poor build quality,
> and very poor support. A google search will quickly turn up lots of
> bad behavior.
>
> Jim Brown K9YC
>
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