Is FCC Certification required for all G2's and Amplifier ?

[Chipp]

I maybe misinterpreting the FCC Certification Requirements. However, after reading them, I can not help but think that all versions of the G2 and any standalone amplifier must complete FCC certification before they can be legally imported into then United States. According to the FCC document, prior self certification or statements of conformity no longer apply to any device after November 2, 2018.

https://www.fcc.gov/general/equipment-a ... procedures

[w9ac]

The FCC's position is that if a device is capable of transmitting outside of the designated amateur radio bands and on frequencies that require certification, then certification is mandatory. When else is certification required? If a device has RF scanning capabilities, FCC certification is required. The latter is the most common reason for certification of amateur HF band transceivers.

Of course, commercially manufactured amateur RF amplifiers require certification under Parts 2 and 97. However, consider a transceiver that otherwise requires no FCC certification while it integrates a legal-limit RF amplifier into one package.

Paul, W9AC

[Chipp]

Hi Paul, It is my understanding all amateur radio equipment that includes an RF transmitter requires FCC Certification. Why would ICOM, Kenwood, Yaesu and others include qualifying statements when pre-releasing new products. Yaesu's FTdx-101 is just one example. I cannot envision how Apache Labs would be exempt from this requirement.