Re: A question or two about WGL's V572A

[nobody@xxxxxxx]

On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:32:47 GMT, MFHult@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 10:14:09 GMT, nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston) =
wrote
>in message  <4312df18.395161062@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
>>None of the RF devices made by WGL have undergone FCC required testing
>>(Canada has similar requirements) and it is illegal to sell them in the=
 US
>>and Canada. I think it's also illegal to use such a device in Canada =
but
>>I'm not that familar with the details of the Canadian rules.
>>
>>I have _never_ recommended any illegal device.
>>
>
>Dave designed (with input from comp.home.automation discussions) built,
>marketed, and recommended the BX24-AHT which, as he notes, did not have =
=46CC
>certification.=20
>
>Unassembled kits ("home built") units apparently do not require FCC
>certification. His son and grandson set up a web store to sell BX24-AHT
>parts in the US.=20
>
>The company that then (as now) hosted Dave's web site at
>wwww.laser.com/houston/ sold assembled units worldwide including the US.
>Dave posted prominently on his web site that the devices were available
>from www.laser.com.
>
>So Dave recommended a device (the BX24-AHT). In my inexpert personal
>opinion, depending on which avenue any given consumer chose for =
purchasing
>Dave's device (unassembled or assembled), the device obtained was either
>legal or illegal for use in the US. =20
>
>Marc
>Marc_F_Hult
>www.ECOntrol.com


Been gone from the forum for a while and come back to see Dave is
still bitching about WGL and FCC certification.