Dave, I disagree on your conclusion that a police radar gun is not a communication device. The device has a transmitter and a receiver and an automobile acts as a transponder. The device communicates with itself. However, even if the automobile is not present, the transmitter can be active and can potentially cause interference. This device acts no different than RFID and anti-theft products that read tags on products, railroad cars, cattle, cars, and ID badges. And these systems are definitely considered to fall under the RTTE directive. Your only potential out on this one is the public security exemption.
Richard Woods ---------- From: Dave Heald [SMTP:davehe...@mediaone.net] Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 11:01 PM To: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: [Fwd: Police radar gun] Forwarded for Glenn Robb. Please include Mr. Robb on any replies. Dave Heald -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Police radar gun Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 18:20:59 -0400 From: "Glenn Robb" <r...@compliance-engineering.com> Reply-To: <r...@compliance-engineering.com> Organization: Research Triangle Compliance Engineering To: <emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org> I am researching EN standards for a unusual electronic product. A US company wants to sell their "police radar gun" in Europe. Specifically, I am not sure how the R&TTE directive applies. It is a hand held radar speed detector, primarily for police automotive use. From the R&TTE Directive ... CHAPTER I, GENERAL ASPECTS, Article 1, Scope and aim 5. This Directive shall not apply to apparatus exclusivelyused for activities concerning public security,defence, State security (including the economic wellbeingof the State in the case of activities pertaining toState security matters) and the activities of the State in thearea of criminal law.It would seem that an exemption could be claimed due to the police / security use of this device. Buyers may not always be police, but would likely include other types of automobile traffic management persons, such as airport authorities, or security companies. Also, the device is not a radio or a communications device per the Directive ... Article 2, Definitions (c) `radio equipment" means a product, or relevantcomponent thereof, capable of communication bymeans of the emission and/or reception of radiowaves utilising the spectrum allocated to terrestrial/space radiocommunication; What does the forum think ?? Regards, Glenn Robb Research Triangle Compliance Engineering Independent Consulting Services, for Regulatory Approvals Design & Test EMC EMI RFI Surge ESD Power-Fault SSI NEBS UL Telcordia CE Etc. Phone: 919-673-5057 Fax: 561-619-8262 Address: 8304 Druids Lane, Raleigh, NC 27613 Web: www.compliance-engineering.com Email: r...@compliance-engineering.com ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall," ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org Dave Heald davehe...@mediaone.net For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.rcic.com/ click on "Virtual Conference Hall,"