High end Tx from outside EU?!?

[dogg5306]

Hi guys,

Would you buy one of the Futaba high end radio from outside EU?
Can it go through customs without issue?

(Yeah I know about the warranty!)

[electricsceadu]

no as it won't be ce approved (or have the correct approval) or legal to use in the uk

[LaurenceGough]

Nope you can't.

[Boggy]

he's in belgium guys. so does all this still apply??? wrong place to ask i would say

[heliward0]

he's in belgium guys. so does all this still apply??? wrong place to ask i would say

eagle eys,, well spotted mate

[steelie600]

you can get one and it will work but there may be legal issues. I know in the uk you cant use a non ce marked radio set it is illegal but id check with the belgian governing body and get their veiw on it

[Boggy]

dont the belgiains have an issue with 2.4 ghz also? i seem to remember a member trying to get us to sign a petition last year!!

[electricsceadu]

i know he's in belgium
that's why i put in the uk
as for belgium i have no idea but i would ask the belgium equivalent to the bmfa for the legal side to be answered

[dogg5306]

Please take a look at the very first page of any Futaba 12Z manual (a US one, a EU one or an APAC one!), you'll see a big CE(!) logo

Same thing on the TM14 2.4Ghz Tx module...

That said, the hardware that I would like to get isn't makerd with such a logo (no CE, no FCC)

(FYI guys, we're in Europe where goods can travel freely from one end of Europe to the other, so SAME customs rules everywhere in Europe!!! )

[electricsceadu]

the CE (i) mark in the manual is a general mark that in the correct country it can be compliant
the tx needs the CE mark on it to be compliant
but the power output/frequency range needs to be correct for the country of operation