OK, I don't get it. I don't see a single phone on the web page that
operates at 145 MHz or whatever it was. Everyone I see that is illegal
operates in the 264/394 MHz frequencies or similar.
73,
Jon
NA9D
on 5/16/01 1:47 AM, Pete Smith at n4zr@contesting.com wrote:
>
> These people are low! Check out the first libk, which says only in small
> letters "Not FCC for USA." They clearly believe the FCC will not act.
>
> 73,
>
> Pete N4ZR
>
>> From: "Lance Collister" <w7gj@bigskyspaces.com>
>> To: "Moon-net" <moon-net@nlsa.com>; "W3EP, Emil" <W3EP@arrl.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 9:02 AM
>> Subject: [Moon-Net] VHF: 2m High Power Cordless Phones!
>>
>>
>>> Looks like we could have a real problem here! I received the following
>> email
>>> information and wanted to pass it on to the group:
>>>
>>> Subject:
>>> Check this out! - New long range cordless phones manufactured to
>> operate in
>>> the Amateur radio two
>>> meter band!
To: <rfi@contesting.com>
>>> Date:
>>> Sun, 13 May 2001 21:42:55 -0600
>>> From:
>>> "n7lt" <n7lt@montana.net>
>>> To:
>>> <Undisclosed-Recipient:;@webtv.net>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I try and not do this very often but I'm sending this email with URL links
>>> to all the hams I have in my address book to spread the word about a new
>>> kind of interference we may be seeing in the near future.
>>>
>>> Not to many weeks ago, Bill, K7MT, in Helena, Montana copied a unknown
>>> interfering signal 146.76 MHz. It turned out to be a new kind of export
>>> cordless phone illegal to use here in USA. Some of these long range
>>> cordless phones have output power of over 35 watts! These cordless phones
>>> are being sold all over the web (even ebay!) and look to become a new
>> source
>>> of interference for Hams to track down. Won't this be a whole bunch of
>> fun
>>> to tell a guy his new $500 long range cordless phone that he can talk for
>> 10
>>> miles on is illegal in the USA!
>>>
>>> It looks as if these guys are starting to promote these long range
>> cordless
>>> telephones in the US even though they are NOT FCC type accepted.
>>>
>>> Here is a link to a long range cordless phone that's in the HAM band!!!!
>>> The web site is even in the USA!
>>> http://www.cordlessmart.com/BT358.htm
>>>
>>> Here are some more.
>>> http://www.jademountain.com/telecom/teleFCCnot.html
>>> http://custom-electronics.net/
>>> http://www.4cellular.com/cordless_prod.html
>>>
>>> Just thought you might like to know.
>>>
>>> 73
>>>
>>> Lyndel N7LT
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>>
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Jon Ogden
NA9D (ex: KE9NA)
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