Is not the issue that, in the US, whilst it is illegal to sell or import for
sale non approved apparatus, it is
perfectly legal for the end user to import a single item of any one type for
personal use.
Clint Bradford wrote:
> This was - I thought - common knowledge, George. After working selling
> Motorola/Kenwood commercial systems and also working amateur retail,
> the differentiation was sure clear to me. -Clint, K6LCS
>
> GEORGE>> While it may be legal to USE said radio on the amateur bands,
> if the radio is designed to operate on frequencies in certain
> services , such as the public service bands, it MUST be FCC type
> accepted ("certificated") for those services in order to even be
> IMPORTED into the U.S. They must also meet Part 15 interference
> standards ....
>
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