[Amps] Grid Vs cathode drive

[Karl-Arne Markström]

>They should have put it on 
>UHF.

Actually, they (=FCC) did. The original "Citizen's Band" in 1946/47 was around 465 MHz.
We would have been spared a lot of trouble if it had stayed there.

73/

Karl-Arne
SM0AOM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom W8JI" <w8ji at w8ji.com>
To: <g3rzp at g3rzp.wanadoo.co.uk>
Cc: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Grid Vs cathode drive


> 
> > Looking back through my old  (late 1950's and 1960's)ARRL 
> > handbooks, the 100watt rig was pretty standard - Heath, 
> > Hallicrafters, Collins. So I think it would have stayed 
> > pretty much that way, rather than a high gain amp.
> 
> That's absolutely true. There is little doubt all radios 
> would remain about 100 watts. The bulk of radios always were 
> in that range, and as many people or more didn't use amps as 
> who do use amps.
> 
> The only thing the FCC is to blame for is thinking US 
> citizens would not misuse CB when it was created as a cheap 
> alternative for necessary personal communications that 
> didn't quite fit into full blow commercial assignments, and 
> for putting the stuff on 27 MHz.. They should have put it on 
> UHF.
> 
> 73 Tom 
> 
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