We've all got our copies of 47 CFR part 97 handy, right? Every FCC
licensee is supposed to have a copy of the rules for their radio service...
As best I can tell, in the U.S. there is no requirement for type
acceptance for amateur radio transmitters, and as licensees in the
Amateur Radio Service, we are solely responsible for our transmitted
signals.
Commercially made receivers require type-acceptance under 47 CFR part
15. Manufactured or imported amplifiers must be certified, mainly
insuring that they can't easily be used on Citizen's Band.
Transmitters do not require type acceptance or certification. We as
licensed amateur radio operators are free to build or modify our
transmitters at will.
At least as far as I can tell.
Good thing, or homebrewers and kit builders would likely need to send
their radios to be certified.
I don't know how other countries handle this, but maybe Japan has it right?
73 -- Lynn
On 1/7/2014 8:14 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:
Just like the FCC, they try to keep poor-quality transmitters off the air in
their country. That is a good thing.
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