[AMPS] FCC Actions at Dayton

[Alek Petkovic]

Please forgive this Aussie for being confused. 

Don't all RF amplifiers on the market today operate below 144MHz? (HF Amps
that is)  Same thing for 24-35MHz.

Just what is the supposed offence being committed here? Please clarify.

Thanks, 
73 de Alek. VK6APK.




At 11:42 AM 05/20/1999 -1000,  Jim wrote
>
>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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