Please forgive this Aussie for being confused.
Don't all RF amplifiers on the market today operate below 144MHz? (HF Amps
that is) Same thing for 24-35MHz.
Just what is the supposed offence being committed here? Please clarify.
Thanks,
73 de Alek. VK6APK.
At 11:42 AM 05/20/1999 -1000, Jim wrote
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>Interesting stuff from the ARRL web site today:
>
>"Hollingsworth and an FCC field office team from the
>Commission's Detroit office spent several hours doing
>enforcement work at the Hamvention itself."
>
>...a bit snipped, to get to this about amplifier vendors at
>the Dayton Hamvention
>
>"FCC personnel also cited or verbally warned several vendors
>about violations related to the sale of amplifiers. Cited
>were: Donald W. Hewitt, K5JLI, Worth-More Electronics of
>Tomball, Texas, for manufacturing and selling external RF
>power amplifiers that operate below 144 MHz; Richard D.
>Pierce, N2QPQ, Kettering Ohio, for selling external RF
>power amplifiers that operate between 24 and 35 MHz.
>Models included the Comet 350, the Varmint Linear
>XL-50, and the Magnum 125. Pierce also was warned
>that he was in violation of FCC rules for offering to sell
>a Galaxy Saturn radio that transmitted on the Citizens
>Band and was not FCC certified; Emtron Industries'
>Rudolf Breznik was cited for manufacturing and selling
>external RF power amplifiers that operate below
>144 MHz. FCC certification had not been applied for.
>
>Receiving oral warnings relating to amplifier marketing
>were Acom International of Sudbury, Massachusetts, f
>or not displaying a certification disclaimer at its booth;
>and QRO Technologies of Bryan, Ohio, and Command
>Technologies of Denver, Colorado, for failing to display
>disclaimers that certain models cannot be sold in the US
>and were for export only.
>
>Hollingsworth said repeat violations at future hamfests
>could result in a $7000 fine. "
>
>The FCC is really getting serious, it seems. Setting aside
>multiple call's of clubs and some individuals, and now
>this action about amplifiers.
>
>73, Jim, KH7M
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