I would suspect it is likely the only road block at this point.
They have shown that they have the design and implimentation knowledge to
make the radio...so they probably have thousands of them sitting in a
warehouse in china, waiting for the FCC approval sticker to be slapped on so
they can export to the United states and expect to sell a bunch.
In canada, if you have an advanced class license, you do not need industry
canada approval to operate an amateur transmitter...so no approval is
necesary to operate radios that don't have one approval or another out of
china.
However, the US requires that imported transmitters must meet FCC approval
weather they are for amateur use or not, so wouxun, or who ever their parent
company is, likely wants to have FCC approval before exporting to their
largest selling market.
The red tape is probably absolutely horrendous. And i would imagine that
kenwood, Icom and Yaesu have their special interest representatives muddying
the waters as well.
73
Colin, V A 6BS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Ray" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2011 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: Wouxun radios and the blind
> The last I heard it was awaiting FCC approval. I am wondering if that is
> the only thing though.
>
> 73,
>
> Bob wa0kzb
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T. Joseph Carter" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2011 10:39 AM
> Subject: Re: Wouxun radios and the blind
>
>
> Not yet. Not sure what is the hold up with it. Given how much more
> it does than the (already pretty cool) HTs they make, I wonder if
> they are having trouble with the fabrication or FCC approval or
> something. That's total speculation on my part.
>
> Joseph - KF7QZC
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 06:07:50AM -0700, Butch Bussen wrote:
>>DDid they ever come out with their mobile radio?
>>73
>>Butch
>>WA0VJR
>>Node 3148
>>Wallace, ks.
>>
>>
>>On Sat, 10 Sep 2011, T.
>>Joseph Carter wrote:
>>
>>> I got a reply from Wouxun that was generally positive. We will see
>>> if they back it up.
>>>
>>> Joseph - KF7QZC
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 09, 2011 at 10:11:52AM -0400, Buddy Brannan wrote:
>>>> Hi Joseph,
>>>>
>>>> I, and Ed actually, and others, have made similar suggestions,
>>>> beginning
>>>> with adding more voice feedback. Wouxun seems uninterested in
>>>> implementing them. One guy said they wanted a thousand radios ordered
>>>> at
>>>> once, but Ed told me that they pretty much told him that they wren't
>>>> interested in adding more accessibility features. Still, he did pass on
>>>> a couple suggestions to them from me a few months ago, which seem to
>>>> have fallen on deaf ears. (I also sent the Email I sent to him, to
>>>> Keisha at Wouxun, but have, of course, heard nothing at all.) So, I
>>>> really don't expect things to improve with them insofar as
>>>> accessibility
>>>> is concerned.
>>>> --
>>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>>
>>>
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