Chinese Labs Barred From Testing Equipment For FCC?

[Lscott]

This should be good to watch. Looks like there is a FCC rule change being proposed to bar Chinese Labs from doing FCC testing for certification on various electronic items, including radios. Maybe this will end up clamping down on radios that seems to violate FCC rules from being certified due to questionable testing results.

https://www.oann.com/tech/fcc-to-vote-to-bar-chinese-labs-deemed-security-risks-from-testing-us-electronics/

[PACNWComms]

Could be interesting, thank you for sharing......you know my attitude toward CCR's though  Better late than never, and not amazed it has taken this long to reign in some of those products/manufacturers, some very "dirty" RF emitters in some cases.

Doing some testing with several series of Motorola radios myself soon.....how they operate in GPS and radar compromised environments. Using my own XPR6550/XPR7550/e radios in GMRS band (have to use my personal license) - work does not even want to be tied to this project (unless it goes well, then the "brown nosers" will try to say they supported me all along - funny how that works), so doing while on "vacation". But it caught the eye of the Feds. Received their personal invite, as I also tested cameras, which helped result in the Hikvision ban.

For CCR's I do own a lot of them, (purchased to evaluate) which confirms my use of: Motorola, Harris, Thales, and Icom radios instead. The Anytone 878 series is the only CCR I bring along these days to the field.

[Socalgmrs]

Such dirty talk in the thread.  

[WRUE951]

The Chinese are busy at the moment making deals with Vietnam and India to manufacture their products..  I'm sure they will do the same with their testing.  Move it out of China into another country but with the same motives doing it in the heart of China.  Pretty soon, you see Baofang made in China and Baofang made in India.  

[Lscott]

2 hours ago, WRUE951 said:

Pretty soon, you see Baofang made in China and Baofang made in India.  

... Baofeng made in the United States

[WRUE951]

2 hours ago, Lscott said:

... Baofeng made in the United States

They'll call it Paufeng 

[Davichko5650]

6 hours ago, PACNWComms said:

(unless it goes well, then the "brown nosers" will try to say they supported me all along - funny how that works),

If they're any kind of good BN's they'll also take credit for the idea!!!

[PACNWComms]

18 hours ago, Davichko5650 said:

If they're any kind of good BN's they'll also take credit for the idea!!!

I have been pretty good at leaving a paper trail (or Internet trail), so the correct people know what I am up to......it does "out" the boot lickers though, often. 

If you just pay out the rope far enough, most people will not only pull the rope, but hang themselves with it. The ones that don't, I assist as much as possible......keep good people around you, and let the rest fall by the wayside. 

[tcp2525]

On 5/1/2025 at 8:57 AM, Lscott said:

This should be good to watch. Looks like there is a FCC rule change being proposed to bar Chinese Labs from doing FCC testing for certification on various electronic items, including radios. Maybe this will end up clamping down on radios that seems to violate FCC rules from being certified due to questionable testing results.

https://www.oann.com/tech/fcc-to-vote-to-bar-chinese-labs-deemed-security-risks-from-testing-us-electronics/

Long over due!! The problem here is it can be assumed that the whole effort is nothing more than discrimination and racism against the wonderful Chinese people. We will have to see how this turns out as it works its way through the courts. 

[SteveShannon]

I’m not certain why the FCC would allow any outside labs to certify equipment without some kind of validation of the lab’s ability and trustworthiness.  And if equipment that has been “certified” by that lab fails, both the equipment manufacturer and the certification lab should have to answer why.

That has nothing to do with racism.

[tcp2525]

28 minutes ago, SteveShannon said:

I’m not certain why the FCC would allow any outside labs to certify equipment without some kind of validation of the lab’s ability and trustworthiness.  And if equipment that has been “certified” by that lab fails, both the equipment manufacturer and the certification lab should have to answer why.

That has nothing to do with racism.

It's all about money and agenda. If it would play out the way you describe it's not an issue, but, as we've seen as of late, it's not that simple and straightforward. And yes, there has been a lot of racism towards the Chinese people and this can be construed as one of them. I am not saying it is, but if one looks hard enough they can perceive it as such. 

[SteveShannon]

2 minutes ago, tcp2525 said:

It's all about money and agenda. If it would play out the way you describe it's not an issue, but, as we've seen as of late, it's not that simple and straightforward. And yes, there has been a lot of racism towards the Chinese people and this can be construed as one of them. I am not saying it is, but if one looks hard enough they can perceive it as such. 

I agree completely.

[Socalgmrs]

This has zero to do with racism.   Hello.  Do wrong get caught suffer the consequences.   That’s it.  It’s about doing the right thing and being half accountable.   Geesh.  Everything has to turn into something.  If some one hates ccr radios is he/she racist?    Sick of everything being turned into something it’s not.  

[tcp2525]

3 minutes ago, Socalgmrs said:

This has zero to do with racism.   Hello.  Do wrong get caught suffer the consequences.   That’s it.  It’s about doing the right thing and being half accountable.   Geesh.  Everything has to turn into something.  If some one hates ccr radios is he/she racist?    Sick of everything being turned into something it’s not.  

And we are saying the same thing. In these times it can be construed as racism by some. I'm not saying it is nor am I saying it is not, it is what it is. Let the chips fall and we will see. I don't care one way or another. 

[WRUE951]

1 hour ago, SteveShannon said:

I’m not certain why the FCC would allow any outside labs to certify equipment without some kind of validation of the lab’s ability and trustworthiness.  And if equipment that has been “certified” by that lab fails, both the equipment manufacturer and the certification lab should have to answer why.

That has nothing to do with racism.

give the guy a break,, he is an innovator..   He invents problems that don't exist.