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From: cgs@umd5.umd.edu (Chris Sylvain)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: FCC req for electronic kits
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Date: Sat, 14-Nov-87 19:40:05 EST
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Posted: Sat Nov 14 19:40:05 1987
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In article <1080@raybed2.UUCP> crb@raybed2.UUCP (CHRIS BURTTON) writes:
>	I'm interested in building some interface boards for my
>	Amiga.  If they work properly, I might market them.  My   
>	question is:  Do kits have to pass FCC certification?  If
>	so, does that mean that any electronic equipment I build will
>	have to meet FCC even if only used by me?
>
>	I would suspect that ALL equipment has to pass FCC.

The FCC requires that the _Line Interface_ must be registered under Part 68.
A commonly used method of avoiding the FCC Registration hassles by smaller
manufacturers is to use a Line Interface that is already FCC Registered, and
drive it [the Line Interface] with their own circuits.

For example: Cermetek Microelectronics, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA makes a model
 CH1811 Line Interface that can be used for voice and data and is Pre-
registered under FCC Part 68. It is shipped with a registration sticker to
be placed on your equipment. Call them for more information, if you wish,
at (408) 752-5000. I have no connection with them, I just read trade journals
like EDN and Electronic Design regularly.
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