[Amps] FCC Denies Expert Linears' Request for Waiver of 15 dB Rule

[Jim Brown]

I agree with Paul.  SPE's problem is that they've been selling amps for 
years with more than 15 dB gain, and I suspect that changing that would 
not be easy. Flex is not the only well known ham mfr to throw legal 
obstacles in the path of competitors. Array Solutions and DX Engineering 
have both done that in recent years.

73, Jim K9YC

On Wed,12/28/2016 5:38 AM, Paul Christensen wrote:
> A grant of Expert's waiver also creates a potential conundrum: what if the
> FCC denies the petition after granting the waiver request to Expert?  If the
> grant of the petition was merely a short-term formality, then I see no
> problem with a waiver grant.  In essence, Expert prematurely requested its
> waiver.  Why would the FCC want to see a quick proliferation of high-gain
> amps into the U.S. market, only to later deny the formal petition on the
> same issue after full consideration?