Re: Product conformity certificate(type approval certificate)
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That's a good idea. I've reached out to the person and hope to hear back from them about kit/QRP radios and exceptions. If not, I will modify the application?to state using a commercial HT.? -Saurabh?
Perhaps taking a commercial HT, and giving the FCC compliance certificate for that radio would suffice the needs of the application.
Thanks Tisha. Appreciate the insight.?
The communication from the department did not have any more specifics that they asked for. (In their not-so-formal looking application form).?
My sense is that they¡¯re just looking for something from any country vs enforcing what they might care about.?
Fair point about kit built radios. I can ask the engineer who responded to my email but my fear (anticipation) is that they¡¯ll simply decline vs engaging further.?
On Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 09:16 Tisha Hayes, AA4HA via <Tisha.Hayes= [email protected]> wrote: IMHO,
Getting product compliance (conformity) may not happen. There are at least a dozen different regulatory bodies across the world that require different technical and testing standards to earn a conformity certificate. The testing is usually done by independent engineering laboratories and firms and can cost several thousands of dollars (euros, pounds, US dollars) to happen.
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On kit-built radios you may 'never' get a conformity certificate as much of the RF circuitry is assembled by radio amateurs themselves and errors in assembly or modifications would invalidate any certificate.
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You may need to look closer at what Nepal requires to see if there is an exception for kit-built or amateur-built radios. Maybe they have something or they may be so tightly regulated as to not allow it at all.
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It would probably be impossible for QRP Labs to gain and then maintain conformity certificates and test results for all of their products, even across just one regulatory agency.
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Tisha, AA4HA
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