Thank you for follow-up comments. In case of minor change, the firmware change needs no recertification. A great improvement in transmission requires the recertification. For example, KX-3 became allowed to transmit FM and AM after the first lot. Equipment with ESSB mode over 3 kHz width (=Japanese limit) may not be accepted by JARD. Jun, JI1TLL > From: wun...@wunderwood.org > Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 20:14:32 -0800 > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] JARD Technical Standard Certification Number for K3 > orK3X > > One Japanese amateur had the opinion that firmware upgrades would require > recertification. Perhaps that is true, but it also might be just as accurate > as my opinion about what the FCC would do. If I were a betting man, I would > not bet on my opinion about the FCC. > > Basically, let's not jump to the conclusion that the Japanese are trying to > exclude US radios. Just like the FCC, they try to keep poor-quality > transmitters off the air in their country. That is a good thing. > > wunder > K6WRU > > On Jan 7, 2014, at 6:44 PM, Bill Frantz <fra...@pwpconsult.com> wrote: > > > But Elecraft doesn't have to get a new type approval from the FCC every > > time they change the firmware. The post I quoted (included below) indicates > > that the Japanese manufacturers need to get approval from JARD whenever > > they want to change the firmware. Having the expense of jumping thru a > > bureaucratic hoop would certainly act as a disincentive. > > > > Cheers - Bill > > > > On 1/7/14 at 6:32 PM, wun...@wunderwood.org (Walter Underwood) wrote: > > > >> Radios in the US need FCC approval, too. I don't think this is all that > >> different. --wunder > >> > >> On Jan 7, 2014, at 6:28 PM, Bill Frantz <fra...@pwpconsult.com> wrote: > >> > >>> This situation might contribute to the reasons we don't get continuous > >>> product improvement on our > >> Japanese radios the way we do from Elecraft. > >>> > >>> Cheers - Bill, AE6JV > >>> > >>> On 1/7/14 at 6:53 AM, ji1...@jarl.com wrote: > >>> > >>>> We know the firmware of KX-3 is currently > >>>> revised even now. > >>>> JARD can never accept such a moving spec. > >>>> machine. > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Bill Frantz | gets() remains as a monument | Periwinkle > > (408)356-8506 | to C's continuing support of | 16345 Englewood Ave > > www.pwpconsult.com | buffer overruns. | Los Gatos, CA 95032 > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > -- > Walter Underwood > wun...@wunderwood.org > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net
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