I hate Radio Shack

From: Stan Barr <stanb_at_dial.pipex.com>
Date: Wed Jun 12 03:56:09 2002

Hi,

ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) said:

> I think the fact that we've been told totally different versions of this
> (BTW, at least one book -- 'EMC for Product Designers' -- confirms my
> version from what I can see, although it doesn't sepcifically mention
> kits) implies that the DTI don't have a clue.. But that's not news.
>

Yeah...we were talking to 2 different sections of the same Government
department, it's not surprising we got 2 different answers ;-)

> >
> > You can judge that the situation was satisfactorally resolved by looking at
> > the large number of kit manufacturers in this country.
>
> Apart from amateur radio kits (which may well be classed as home-built
> amateur radio equipment), there are very few kit suppliers that I can
> think of.

True most are related to radio (not just amateur stuff) but that's where
most home construction has traditionally been. Maplin still sell kits and
there are a number of firms making thing like PIC chip kits, and even the
Forth Interest Group UK sell a HC11 board kit (to get back to computers)
and I wonder if all the Vellemen kits are certified??

What with the data terminal equipment regs and new legislation governing
what equipment you can fit in cars, it's enough to make a guy think about
emigrating across the pond!

-- 
Cheers,
Stan Barr  stanb_at_dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
Received on Wed Jun 12 2002 - 03:56:09 BST

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