[BULK] - RE: [Amps] Amplifier that was for sale

Steve Katz stevek at jmr.com
Tue Nov 2 15:39:58 EST 2004



> I thought the FCC passed a NPRM dealing with all of this. In effect they
> made it a non-issue. The 10 meter amp issue is gone. The manufacturers can
> manufacture amps that cover 10 meters and there were no restrictions on
> who
> could buy them. I believe that has happened in the last 3-4 months?
> 
> //The proposal exists, but it's not been ruled on yet.  -WB2WIK/6
> 
> 
> FYI
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Will Matney
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 1:39 PM
> To: amps at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Amplifer that was for sale
> 
> 
> Bill,
> 
> This is a good example of how tattle-telling on the amps being sold has
> back-fired and is causing problems with amateur sales. I'm not for sure,
> but I heard there's a few who monitor eBay and other auctions on a day
> by day basis just to report these. I think I can spend my time doing
> better things than that and do. Plus, as many that's sold on those
> auctions, you can readily tell that the FCC just don't care about this
> stuff anymore. If they did, they wouldn't be passing the law for 10
> meter amps and kits. It's not like someone selling something that can
> cause harm in a bad way, maybe some TVI or interference with the lower
> portion of 10 meters. This is the FCC's problem and theirs alone. I
> think too many folks gets their nose bent out of joint over the smallest
> things anymore, and now it's coming back to bite them. That's just my
> opinion on the subject, not anyones elses.
> 
> Will Matney
> 
> Bill Turner wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, 2 Nov 2004 01:03:29 -0600, Phil Clements wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>E-Bay, in recent years, has gone from "politically correct" to
> >>paranoid!
> >>
> >>
> >
> >_________________________________________________________
> >
> >Can you blame them for being paranoid?  They're a big fat target with
> >deep pockets.  I'm surprised the FCC hasn't nailed them already.
> >
> >It's a shame, but I see their point of view.
> >
> >--
> >Bill W6WRT
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