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Hello All, This topic is being discussed on other forums and Facebook pages, so I am duplicating this announcement here on JWSound to give it proper community awareness. On Dec 17th Trew Audio received notice from the Certification Bureau of Industry Canada that there are no IC approvals for Zaxcom wireless transmitters, and therefor their sale and import in Canada are prohibited. ("IC" is the radio approval agency of Canada, similar to the FCC in the US). It's not that approvals had been denied; certification had never been applied for. Sorry to keep everyone wondering what was going on, but I decided to delay a public explanation until we knew what Zaxcom's intentions were. Plus, today is the first time I have been aware of this thread. Upon receiving this notification on Dec 17th, Trew Audio immediately removed these items from inventory at our Canadian stores, publicly announced that they were not for sale in Canada, and notified Zaxcom that IC approval would have to be granted before we would sell Zaxcom products again in Canada. While IC listed only four RF transmitter models as being in violation, in the interest of time, and because so many other Zaxcom products incorporate transmitters internally (IFB, camera hops, and Zaxnet), and are integral parts for controlling these devices, to be safe and to demonstrate the desire to comply we ceased the sale all Zaxcom products in Canada, though some products were probably not in violation. I was told by Zaxcom on December 26th that they would start the process for IC approval, and expected it to take two to three weeks. Since Zaxcom already has some FCC and EU approvals, and since this is about the amount of time WisyCom needed to get their IC approvals, I think three weeks is possible. Regarding the continued use of Zaxcom transmitters in Canada by customers who already have them: Since these devices operate in frequency ranges and output powers approved in Canada for the intended use, and have been shown to comply with the minimum requirements of the FCC (which often mirrors IC requirements), it is reasonable to deduce that they also meet IC standards and will cause no problems prohibited by law. Trew Audio will be sure to make a public announcement when the needed IC approval has been granted.
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