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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rich" <2@vc.net>
>To: "mark" <mark@sandlabs.com>; "AMPS" <amps@contesting.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 5:26 AM
>Subject: Re: [Amps] 6m
>
>
>> When I was running a tetrode with handles [putting out 14k] on
>> 40m to thwart the jammers, a number of people wrote to the FCC and
>> complained.
>
>Rich,
>
>Out of curiousity, did the FCC ever follow up on those complaints?
>
No
>It would seem to me that it would be pretty hard to prove that one had used
>excessive power, even if they had the capability.
>
** With a calibrated pep wattmeter and a 50-ohm termination, it was
do-able -- provided they could convince me to turn up the mic gain. The
ultimate fly in the ointment was the FCC trying to explain to a Federal
judge why it was not ok for me run more steam when we were being jammed
by a gaggle of unidentified guys who objected to our topic of
conversation.
-- I know of no case where a Ham was cited for >1500w-pep when he was
not causing interference.
>It would also seem to me that the FCC has better things to do...ie:
>protecting large corporate interests by stopping the use of non-type
>accepted hand held radios, by volunteers of CAP, SAR groups, etc...
>
** chortle
>73, Rich,
>
>Jeff
>
>
- Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.
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