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====== ISED Radio Equipment List ======
According to the [[https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/spectrum-management-telecommunications/en/consumer-information/low-power-licence-exempt-radiocommunication-devices-frequently-asked-questions#Q6 |ISED website]]:
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It is illegal for consumers to import radio devices into Canada that do not bear a label with an Industry Canada certification/registration number.
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Here's how to check for that certification/registration number, and make sure it's real.

  * Find the tag located underneath the radio or underneath the battery.  Here are three examples:

^ Icom IC-7300 HF Radio ^ Quansheng UV-K5 VHF/UHF Handheld^ Retevis RB48 FRS Radio |
|{{:blog:2026-03-23:ic-7300.jpg?300|}} |{{:blog:2026-03-23:uv-k5.jpg?300|}} |{{:blog:2026-03-23:retevis_rb48.jpg?300|}} |

  * Look for the number that starts with ''IC'' (underneath the ''FCC ID'' number).
  * Use ISED's [[https://sms-sgs.ic.gc.ca/equipmentSearch/searchRadioEquipments?execution=e5s6 |Radio Equipment Search tool]] to look up those numbers in the ''Certification Number'' field.

At first glance, it looks like all three of these radios are certified by ISED, but that's a bit surprising since the Quansheng UV-K5 radio is one of those VHF/UHF radios that can transmit on its entire bands.  Here are the results from ISED's search tool for each:

  * Searching for ''202D-376500 ''  yields:  \\ {{:blog:2026-03-23:ic-7300_search.png?900|}}

  * Searching for ''27919-RB48'' yields: \\  {{:blog:2026-03-23:retevis_rb48_search.jpg?900|}}

  * But searching for ''30518-UVK5'' did not return a result, and broadening the search to just ''30518'' returns a wifi enabled LED light: \\  {{:blog:2026-03-23:uv-k5_search.jpg?900|}}

It's hard to be 100% sure, but it looks like the IC certification/registration number for the UV-5K might be fake, which again, makes sense since this radio can transmit on its entire bands.

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