Ian White GM3SEK wrote:
Short version.
The more serious danger comes from within - from people inventing
restrictions where none actually exist.
Self regulation is a standard way of avoiding restrictive legislation.
Legislation that doesn't need some interpretation is generally too
inflexible to be good legislation.
Community market. Certain components or sub-assemblies should, under
OK. It looks like the kit exemption definitely doesn't apply, but note
that Elecraft are selling kits, not sub-assemblies, it is just that the
kits aren't made from "components".
The general effect of your reply has been to make me more certain that
Elecraft are on dodgy ground unless they have actually consulted with
the relevant European authorities.
Incidentally, I'm sure the CE approval on the pre-assembled K3 will be
on the basis of the amateur radio interface definition, so will only be
valid for operation on the frequencies that form that definition. That
doesn't require the frequency coverage to be restricted (although BR68
certainly did, for certain licence classes, and I believe that is still
the intent, even if the way it is now worded is rather opaque.
--
David Woolley
Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want.
RFC1855 says there should be an address here, but, in a world of spam,
that is no longer good advice, as archive address hiding may not work.
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