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>
> Too bad FCC cant stretch their actions to cover Europe.
> Over here the splatter situation is worse then ever.
>
? The FCC can not do anything about in-band splatter in the United
States thanks to their own rules, Jan.
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>At 09:33 AM 3/31/99 -0800, Rich Measures wrote:
>
>>? Bridge-neutralization and an unbalanced Pi tank could provide
>>general coverage Class AB1 operation for a (low-Mu) triode - as it does with
>>tetrodes and pentodes. . See Figure 5 on my Web site. The only change
>>needed for a triode is to decrease the ratio of the bridge capacitances.
>>- A problem with grid-driven Class AB2 and Class B operation is c.
>>minus 20db ssb-voice IMD. Even though this is perfectly FCC-legal as
>>long as the feculence stays within the amateur service band in use,
>>anyone who runs high power with high distortion is quite likely to be
>>viewed as an anathema.
>
>
>Hi Rich
>
Bob:
>While it may be FCC-legal the FCC is taking interest in nearby
>distortion
>products. It was reported on the ARRL's web page that among the FCC's
>recent enforcement actions on the high end of 20 was notices of general
>inquiry to several operators for wide signals. It was stated that these
>were not official citations for rules violations but the FCC did express
>it's interest in what it believed was improper operation and wanted
>information regarding the equipment being used.
? The way the rules are written, paragraph D allows any level of IMD,
provided that the splatter does not extend beyond the amateur service
band.
Rich...
R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures
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