[Amps] Interesting new amplifier

[Carl]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Thomson" <jim.thom at telus.net>
To: <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2017 10:21 AM
Subject: [Amps] Interesting new amplifier


> Date: Sat, 20 May 2017 15:22:03 +0300
> From: "Val" <val at vip.bg>
> To: <amps at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Interesting new amplifier
>
> <Yes, you could, but I wonder whether this would be legal, or just
> <nobody cares.
>
> <The FCC form 740 have to be filled when a HF power amplifier is being
> <imported in the USA. The importer has to declare one of the cases
> <listed below:
>
> 1. An equipment authorization has been issued by the FCC
>
> 2. An equipment authorization is not required but the equipment
> complies with FCC technical requirements.
>
> 3. The described equipment is being imported in limited quantities for
> testing and evaluation for compliance with technical requirements or
> marketing suitability. The equipment will not be offered for sale or
> otherwise marketed.
>
> 4. The described equipment is being imported in limited quantities for
> demonstration at industry trade shows and will not be offered for sale
> or otherwise marketed.
>
> 5. The described equipment is being imported solely for export. It
> will not be offered for sale or otherwise marketed in the U.S.
>
> 6. The described equipment is being imported for use exclusively by
> the U.S. Government
>
> 7. Three or fewer radio receivers, computers, or other unintentional
> radiators as defined in Part 15 of the FCC Rules, are being imported
> for an individual's personal use and are not intended for sale.
>
> 8. The described equipment in being imported for repair and will not
> be offered for sale or otherwise marketed .
>
>
> There is no case like this: The equipment does not comply with FCC
> requirements but is imported for an individual use.
>
> 73, Val LZ1VB
>
> ##  Interesting. So other than the –42 db harmonic suppression, what else 
> is
> required to make an HF amp  meet FCC  technical requirements ?
>
> ##     Number 2 on the list above should pass muster...so should number 3.
>
> ##    Or you could call it  a box of misc electronic parts.  IE:  non 
> functional item.
>
> ##  Or have the amp shipped partially assembled..like missing some items, 
> like the
> LP filter assy, power supply, tubes, etc, etc.  Then ship those items 
> separately..a week
> later.  Then assemble into a working amp.
>
> ##  The  german amp at    http://rf-kit.de/en/  comes in kit form.  You 
> just spend a
> day plugging in wiring harness, LP filter assys, etc, etc,  just like a 
> heathkit. with no
> or minimal soldering.    It’s a box of parts.
>
> ##  The 11m ops import those  4Z4  SS  kw amps by the thousands with zero 
> issues.
> LP filter?   Who needs one on 11M ?    What are they saying it is ?
>
> Jim  VE7RF


During my RadioKit years I used to ship the big Ameritron amps to QRP 
countries as active antenna tuners; never got stopped. 


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