I decided to look it up again, sure enough, I misremembered one part
of this:

"Authorized" means that you've met the requirements for sale.  Duh.
I forgot that.

Effective August 19, 1996, you have two choices for authorization
FOR CLASS B DEVICES.  One is to use an accredited lab to make the
measurements, and you can then prepare a Declaration of Conformity,
and use that form of the label.  You are authorized immediately.
This does not require that the FCC be "in the loop" at all- no filing
fee and no delay.

For Class A, or optionally for class B, you still file your test
results with the FCC, pay the filing fee, and wait for a
certification from them.  Then you use the Certified form of the
label, which includes a certificate number.

And THAT's only for the US.  For the EU, there a whole 'nother set of
requirements.  And THAT's only for Europe...

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Barry King, KA1NLH
Engineering Manager
NRG Systems "Measuring the Wind's Energy"
Hinesburg, Vermont, USA
barry@nrgsystems.com
"The witty saying has been deleted due to limited EPROM space"