[amsat-bb] Re: ITAR sucks

How would one ever police what % of the payload is for military use by the end user country? A satellite itself could be 90% civilian with 10% military. This ITAR seems pretty pointless.

Are these RF modules classified as ITAR or as Dual Use ? If they are Dual Use, the EAR De Minimis rule applies, which means that if the price of the components is less than 10% of the total price of the payload, no export licences are required for the Mini-Circuits US manufacturer.

Jean-Louis F6AGR