"SO? The guy who runs the two hole 77 would be TOAST in this scenario. All
I
can suggest is if there's a knock at your door... The loading control goes
to ZERO and the exciter power control goes to zero too.
When they say OK tune up, YOU DIAL ABOUT 200 WATTS of power and let them
whistle away. Because if you make 500, they'll figure out how to ruin your
day. These guys go to WHISTLING SCHOOL before they are allowed to hit the
streets."
It may be a bit more complicated than that. I recall reading of one bust.
When the FCC knocked on the door, they still had a vehicle and field
strength monitor outisde. They knocked on the door and entered the shack,
asking the ham to use his rig. Then, they received a message from the FCC
employee still in the car that the field strength was substantially less
than before. The inspector looked around and found a power switch under the
console. He flipped positions and voila, the field strength jumped to the
previous reading. Then then took measurements (that was in the power input
days) and began the citation process.
73, Colin K7FM
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