SA0BUX wrote: ↑Fri Oct 27, 2023 10:05 am
All equipment declared as non-compliant by OFCOM and published on the list of non-compliant equipment may not be operated, not even by radio amateurs.
I did not find this sentence in your linked paper?
AFIK, Amateur Radio operators can built their own equipment and use anything, as long, as it does not
interfere other services, is used according to the license of the operator etc.
The big difference to this: selling this equipment and bringing it to the market as a local company - this could
be restricted by regulations. Simply for the reason the everage user expects a technical conform operating
device and has no clue what 2nd harmonic will do
But you, as a Ham Operator, importing from China, have
to obey all requirements (?) with such equipment.
73's de OE1MWW
Wolfgang
P.S. a real story, happened in Vienna / Austria: several years ago, a big electronic market chain sold USB sticks
with an FM TX in it. TX power was according to approval some uW (microWatt), but rumors had it, they are in
the mW (milliWatt) range - way to high. Authorties bought one, tested it and two of the Gov. guys got the order
to go to the store to 'confiscate the whole shelf'
As they showed their government ID and bunch of papers at the cashier, the lady insisted - they have to pay each
and every device - no way around to leave the store! Store manager was called - he insisted on payment too! Police
had to be called, they recognized the ID of the two guys, tried to understand, but had no clue what to do, never
had such an situation. Took a whole afternoon to leave with the 'confiscated' equipemet, without paying.
In my opinion, for Radio Amateurs - the OFCOM list is a 'toothless paper tiger'.