The ARRL report the US communications regulator,
the FCC, is taking action against an importer of hand-held transceivers
alleged to be illegally marketing unauthorized RF devices
The ARRL says:
The FCC has issued a Citation and Order (Citation) to
Amcrest Industries, LLC (formerly Foscam Digital Technologies, LLC), an
importer and marketer of popular and inexpensive Baofeng
hand-held transceivers, alleging that the company violated FCC rules
and the Communications Act by illegally marketing unauthorized RF
devices.
The FCC asserts that Amcrest marketed Baofeng
model UV-5R-series FM hand-held radios capable of transmitting on
“restricted frequencies.” The Baofeng models UV-5R and UV-5R V2+ were
granted an FCC equipment authorization in 2012 to operate under Part 90
Private Land Mobile Radio Service (Land Mobile) rules.
“Under § 2.803 of the Commission’s rules, an entity may not market a
device that is capable of operating outside the scope of its equipment
authorization,” the FCC Citation said. “RF devices that have been
authorized under Part 90 rules, such as the model as issue, must operate
within the technical parameters established in those rules.” The FCC
also maintained that the UV-5R 2+ is capable of operating at 1 W or 4 W,
while the Part 90 Equipment Authorization limits the power output to
1.78 W.
Amcrest conceded that the units were capable of operating on restricted
frequencies but told the FCC that, per discussions with the
manufacturer, were “only capable of operating at 1 W, the FCC said. The
company instructed the manufacturer to fix the problem and later
confirmed with the manufacturer that all Amcrest inventory on order and
in the future would operate only on 145 – 155 MHz and 400 – 520 MHz.
Read the full ARRL story at
http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-cites-baofeng-importer-for-illegally-marketing-unauthorized-rf-devices
New Zealand's RSM has recently announced a crackdown on the illegal use of hand-held transceivers
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2018/august/prohibiting-illegal-use-of-two-way-radios.htm
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