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From: ftpam1@acad3.alaska.edu (MUNTS PHILLIP A)
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Subject: Re: FCC certification
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Date: 2 Mar 91 21:30:24 GMT
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In article <1991Mar2.181838.26726@morrow.stanford.edu>, tran@portia.Stanford.EDU (Hy Tran) writes...
> 
>I know that some products need FCC certification (for instance,
>computers).  Others (which have substantial computing power) don't:
>Wristwatches, as far as I know, don't need FCC certification.
> 
>Can somebody point me to sources to find out more about what needs
>certification & what doesn't (and if something needs certification,
>how to do that)?

Go to a major library and find the Code of Federal Regulations, volume 47 part
15.  The whole process it non-trivial, believe me.

Philip Munts N7AHL
NRA Extremist, etc.
University of Alaska, Fairbanks