Boardburner2:
Does anyone have links to hand please that outline penalties etc for contravention in uk and us please ? Scarier the better.
What happens if one sells or uses noncompliant low-power transmitters?
Bad idea. The FCC rules are designed to control the marketing of low-power transmitters and, to a lesser extent, their use. The act of selling or leasing, offering to sell or lease, or importing a low-power transmitter that has not gone through the appropriate FCC equipment authorization procedure is a violation of the Commission’s rules and federal law. Violators may be subject to an enforcement action by the Commission’s Field Operations Bureau that could result in:Forfeiture of all non-compliant equipment.
A $100,000/$200,000 criminal penalty for an individual or organization.
A criminal fine totaling twice the gross gain obtained from sales of the non-compliant equipment.
An administrative fine totaling $10,000/day per violation, up to a maximum of $75,000.
The article appears to be a detailed complete description of the FCC approval process.
This may also be worth a look...
https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/398