What does Icom use with the 706?
Is there an internal T/R switch?
Or an external (RF sensing) interface?
Or does this NOT pertain to exciters and
only amplifiers and their manufacturers?
de W4PJ
Scott R. Hotchkiss
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Gilmer - N2MG" <n2mg@contesting.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 11:39 AM
Subject: [AMPS] FCC Part 97.317
>
> Part 97.317 says...
> <<
> (c) Certification may be denied when denial would prevent the use of these
amplifiers in services other than the amateur service. The following
features will result in dismissal or denial of an application for
certification:
>
> .
> .
> .
> (5) Any internal RF sensing circuitry or
> any external switch, the purpose of
> which is to place the amplifier in
> the transmit mode;
> >>
>
> This seems to indicate that there can be no, say, toggle switch on the amp
for the purpose of RX/TX switching, and definitely says no RF-sensing T/R
switching, so I suppose that the FCC wants ONLY a radio with a specific
amp-keying line to be able to T/R switch a "certified" amp. Is this to make
it harder for typical CB radios to key an certified amp?
>
> Seems an awful lot of the requirements like maximum gain, minimum drive,
etc., are specifically there to deny CB radios easy compatibility with
amplifiers.
>
> 73
> Mike
> N2MG
>
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