[RFI] Politics and RFI

[Dave Cole (NK7Z)]

I completely agree, so the next question becomes-- how does one light 
that fire?

Write a congress person...    Not sure that will do any good, they are 
all busy now anyway...

Write the FCC, they already know the stuff coming in is tainted...

I honestly see no reliable way to motivate the Government to fix the RFI 
problem...

A sad but I think realistic view for now...  I do what I can by ALWAYS 
letting the vendor know about an RFI issue if I find one, and making as 
much reasonable noise about it as possible...  Beyond that, unless it 
costs people money, I doubt this will get solved soon...

Ideas?

Perhaps a nation wide web based database of RFI generation locations 
would help...  A bit of public shaming may help in some cases, but not 
all...  Probably get the person hosting the site sued by someone...

73s and thanks,
Dave
NK7Z
https://www.nk7z.net

On 03/17/2018 05:27 PM, David Eckhardt wrote:
> Many, if not most, of the offending Chinese RFI generators come through
> Customs as a 'component'.  As such, there is no RFI/EMC requirement for
> compliance to FCC rules and regulations.  The burden of proof for a clean
> product w.r.t. EMC/RFI is the system integrator - the entity that assembles
> the components to make a product which you and I may buy.  Typically, the
> system integrator does nothing unless he is caught.  The lighting industry
> is a prime example.  Much of that industry is still unaware that FCC has
> regulations regarding the industry.  Switching power supplies, electronic
> ballasts, electronic transformers and the like all come through Customs as
> components.  As such, FCC can't touch them.  However, once they are
> assembled into a final product, FCC has every right to require a clean bill
> of health wrt EMC/RFI.  Even many of the wall warts are designated as
> components, so there is no EMC/RFI ever addressed with them.
> 
> HOWEVER, we can all attest to the FACT that the RF fog is getting worse and
> worse due to Chinese imports.  You/we need to change the law on what
> does/does not get through Customs scott free.  ALSO, light a fire under FCC
> to enforce the rules, especially Part 15, Subpart B and C.
> 
> On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 6:36 PM, Jim Stahl via RFI <rfi at contesting.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> With the recent attention to trade deficits, unfair Chinese trade
>> practices, etc., might this be an opportunity to catch somebody’s attention
>> to get tough on RFI certification and enforcement on all those cheap
>> Chinese RFI generators being imported and sold in the USA?
>>
>> I assume it would take more than a few random letters to Congressmen, but
>> if somebody with appropriate connections might be able to push this idea,
>> it could be a situation of never letting a good crisis go to waste.
>>
>>
>> 73  -  Jim   K8MR
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