[AMPS] FCC Actions at Dayton

[Jim Reid]

Interesting stuff from the ARRL web site today:

"Hollingsworth and an FCC field office team from the 
Commission's Detroit office spent several hours doing 
enforcement work at the Hamvention itself."

...a bit snipped,  to get to this about amplifier vendors at 
the Dayton Hamvention

"FCC personnel also cited or verbally warned several vendors 
about violations related to the sale of amplifiers. Cited 
were: Donald W. Hewitt, K5JLI, Worth-More Electronics of 
Tomball, Texas, for manufacturing and selling external RF 
power amplifiers that operate below 144 MHz; Richard D. 
Pierce, N2QPQ, Kettering Ohio, for selling external RF 
power amplifiers that operate between 24 and 35 MHz. 
Models included the Comet 350, the Varmint Linear 
XL-50, and the Magnum 125. Pierce also was warned 
that he was in violation of FCC rules for offering to sell 
a Galaxy Saturn radio that transmitted on the Citizens 
Band and was not FCC certified; Emtron Industries' 
Rudolf Breznik was cited for manufacturing and selling 
external RF power amplifiers that operate below 
144 MHz. FCC certification had not been applied for. 

Receiving oral warnings relating to amplifier marketing 
were Acom International of Sudbury, Massachusetts, f
or not displaying a certification disclaimer at its booth; 
and QRO Technologies of Bryan, Ohio, and Command 
Technologies of Denver, Colorado, for failing to display 
disclaimers that certain models cannot be sold in the US 
and were for export only. 

Hollingsworth said repeat violations at future hamfests 
could result in a $7000 fine. "

The FCC is really getting serious,  it seems.  Setting aside
multiple call's of clubs and some individuals,  and now
this action about amplifiers.

73,  Jim,  KH7M

 
  



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