[XWARN] Bye, Bye, Baofengs?

[Jason Bowman]

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-18-980A1.pdf

Note the amateur radio exception, which isn't much of an exception:

Amateur Radio Exception.  There is one exception to this certification
requirement:  if a device is capable of operating only on frequencies that
the FCC has allocated for use by Amateur Radio Service licensees, it does
not require FCC equipment authorization, and an amateur licensee may use
his or her license to operate such radios.  However, many two-way radios
that purport to operate on amateur frequencies also operate on frequencies
that extend beyond the designated amateur frequency bands.  If a two-way
VHF/UHF radio is capable of operating outside of the amateur frequency
bands, it cannot be imported, advertised, sold, or operated within the
United States without an FCC equipment certification.  Even if a two-way
VHF/UHF radio operates solely within the amateur frequencies, the operator
is required to have an amateur license to operate the device and must
otherwise comply with all applicable rules.  The Bureau will take very
seriously any reports of failures of two-way radio operators to comply with
all relevant rules and requirements when using devices in the amateur bands.

Jason Bowman
m: 937-260-2870
WG8B
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