[RFI] Government not enforcing things...

[Jim Brown]

Good move, but don't assume that some branded product you buy is legit, 
or of the quality associated with the name. From my experience with 
representatives of major companies to the Standards Committee of the 
Audio Engineering Society, I learned at least 20 years ago that some 
mfrs of major bands of mics and connectors had problems with 
counterfeits of their products. Mics didn't meet specs, connectors had 
dimensional errors that caused failures with mating. Years before, I'd 
seen reports of issues the aviation world had encountered with 
counterfeit that endangered safety.

Over the past 3-5 years, I've bought household products online, and 
often found replacements by brand were inferior to what I'd already 
owned, or to product reviews. Neighbors and friends have reported 
similar experiences.

73, Jim K9YC

  On 7/6/2023 5:44 AM, Dave (NK7Z) wrote:
> It is not just RFI generating devices that are slipping through 
> customs...  I ran across this today:
> 
> https://hackaday.com/2023/07/05/a-fuse-is-just-a-fuse-right/
> 
> as a result of viewoing it, I threw out all my Amazon purchased fuse 
> kits, and replaced them with Bussmann fuse kits...
>