[amsat-bb] Re: Way-OT: Re: Full Duplex HT's (Howard Kowall) (Ben Jackson)

True. If equipment needed an FCC number then you wouldn't be allowed to use home brew gear without it being tested by the FCC.

Ben Jackson wrote:

"Devices used in the Amateur Radio Service do not require authorization prior to being imported into the United States, but devices for other services, including the CB service, require Commission approval."

Thus, provided the importer only uses it under Part 97, it's kosher. I just can't, say, use it under a GMRS license or something.