It really made a lot of sense to provide a street address of someone you
disagree with... Is that supposed to be a threat ? If it is, I feel you
are pushing the envelope quite a bit. And it is reminiscent of what has
been heard on CB pretty much all of the time... And, even all too often on
the Ham Bands any more...
Larry Licensed since 1964 as WA9NKN, NV9D and N---- Extra Class and
Proud of it
At 11:30 AM 4/18/02 -0400, you wrote:
>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.
>--
>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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > 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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