Please find attached to this and the next four emails, background material

that was used in today's EC discussion about "inexpensive"  transceivers that are

non-compliant with the requirements for use and importation into the US,  

              Over seven years ago the EMC Committee and the ARRL Laboratory pointed

out that these inexpensive radios were non-compliant with the FCC standards for

transmitters/  Also, due to their front-panel programming capability and wide-open

frequency capability these radios could not be permitted to be imported. The FCC

agreed some time back but nothing was done.   Since the events of January 6th where

these radios were ubiquitous among the capitol insurgents, a new interest in these "ham"

radios and their capability has been raised within the government. 

                I did not  cover this background material in detail during the EC

meeting but there is a significant body of work that indicates that this problem has become

worse.

                This first email is an executive summary that I asked Ed Hare to prepare

of the technical details and history of the issue. There are four more to follow due

to size limitations.  My sincere thanks to the ARRL Laboratory Staff and Ed Hare, W1RFI,

in particular for the executive summary.

              73, Kermit Carlson W9XA