Thompson, you can KEEP your two cents, because money like yours isn't any
good in this part of America.
As a matter of fact, I *did* get my start on CB. 99% of the CBers I used
to know ran cleaner stations than 99% of the hams I know now. A lot of
those same CBers are now respected hams in the local ham community.
Maybe someday you can rise to such a shining example. Personally, I am not
holding my breath for some "Lazy As a Possum" like you to improve yourself.
If you have anything else to say, we can work out a sked on 7145.
Jim N6OTQ
w3lap@america.net accidentally got across high voltage and instead of
shouting "ouch" he said this:
>Jim Strohm
>Please just keep your windows buttoned up at 902 SAVANNA LN and leave well
>enough alone. Where did you get your start - CB band. YES. Those guys and
>girls
>on the cb band are not harming you in the least. The world would be a better
>world if people like yourself wasn't continually looking for fault.
>My-2-cents-worth.
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>Jim Thompson - w3lap
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>Jim Strohm wrote:
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>> "Roger D. Johnson" <n1rj@pivot.net> says --
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>> > I've noticed a bunch of obvious CB amps for auction on
>> >e-Bay. I've been going through the FCC regs trying to
>> >find an easy way for a non-ham to tell the difference
>> >between a legal "ham" amp and one of the illegal "CB"
>> >types.
>> > Since 28 April 1978, amps have to be "type accepted"
>> >(the old term for certificated). My Drake L-7 just has
>> >a sticker saying that it's type accepted. Do later amps
>> >have an FCC ID number? Some of my gear has the FCC ID
>> >number some don't. What section of the regs determines
>> >which equipment is required to have the number? I can
>> >find all kinds of info on applying for the number, what
>> >tests the gear must pass, etc.
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>> I've seen some post-1978 CB amps bearing an obviously bogus label stating
>> "Certified according to FCC regulations effective 28 April 1978" or
>> something like that. Right now I don't have anything of that vintage in
>> the shack that's still pristine enough to have the label affixed.
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>> If you slide a T81-series Mitrek through a bandsaw, you get a dandy 100+
>> watt HF amp that'll drive to full output on a few hundred milliwatts.
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>> If you get a label printer, you can type "FCC Type Accepted" and print a
>> type acceptance label (at your own risk -- use of such a label is a
>> specific and flagrant violation). Just don't use the yellow label tape
>> with the smiley faces, okay?
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>> And -- I saw those amps on ebay. Usually I'll file a complaint if the item
>> shows up on a search for CB linear, AND the description says it was used on
>> 11, or is described as suitable for same. But the last time I looked,
>> there were so many chicken-choker amps on ebay that I just gave up.
>>
>> Jim N6OTQ
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