Wayne Montague wrote:
> Hello -
>
> 'been watching this linear amp thread thing. I obviously don't care
> about 'Part 97' being a VE3, but I do have a question .....
>
> Ten Tec's advertising for their 6 meter FM kit state the radio is
> about
> 5 watts out. In that ad, they say something like "Sorry, FCC rules....
>
> prohibit .... a power amplifier (for this 6 meter radio)".
>
> I turn to page 35 of the July CQ and there on the bottom is an ad for
> a
> Mirage A-1015G. It even has a chart .... 1 watt in, 22 watts out. 10
> watts in, 150 watts out. It obviously is not a very linear 150 watt
> linear. Anyway, in the upper left hand corner of this blocked out ad
> it
> says "FCC TYPE ACCEPTED!"
>
> Sooooooooooo, this enquiring mind wants to know ....
>
> 1) What gives, Ten Tec?
> 2) Does the FCC type accept illegal amplifiers?
> 3) What am I missing here?
I think its the frequency, though I haven't seen the ad.
> 4) What is the difference between a Mirage FCC Type Accepted
> amplifier and a Ten Tec amplifier that would be illegal if they
> made one?
>
> Seems mighty strange. SOMETHING doesn't seem to jive here.
>
> Wayne
> VE3EFJ
>
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