[RFI] ARRL to FCC...

[Cortland Richmond]

Yes indeed. When I worked at at AST Research in the 1990's, we caught one firm shipping us unshielded laptop computers, and had we not tested one of the first, they would have insisted the contract bound us to accept a thousand or more computers we couldn't legally sell. Heh.

Even checking first items leaves a window of opportunity for cheap and unscrupulous manufacturers to ship compliant first items for a while --  then swap to "no shielding, no filters" versions.   

Cortland
KA5S

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Hare, Ed  W1RFI" <w1rfi at arrl.org>
>Sent: Mar 29, 2014 9:40 PM
>To: "RFI at contesting.com" <RFI at contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [RFI] ARRL to FCC...
>
>The unit we tested had the FCC logo on it, even though it was 58 dB over the noise limits.
>
>It also has a CE mark on it, and there are already complaints being brought in Europe.  
>
>Under the US rules, the FCC does not test any equipment to authorize it.  Even certification is based on manufacturer-supplied test data.  In the case of lighting devices, the equipment is "verified," meaning that the manufacturer is required to test the design before marketing it.
>
>Ed Hare, W1RFI