[RFI] Is this a new RFI problem goTenna Pro (or intruder)

[bill steffey]

no more than ebay   or amazon ,.

hello internet


bill ny9h


At 01:11 PM 7/27/2017, Ken Winterling wrote:
>Ken, et al,
>
>See the following link for ham radios sold at Walmart.  Do you really
>believe there is any license validation taking place for these purchases?
>https://www.walmart.com/c/kp/amateur-ham-radios
>
>
>Ken
>WA2LBI
>
>
>
>
>On Thu, Jul 27, 2017 at 12:45 PM, Kenneth Goodwin <krgoodwin at comcast.net>
>wrote:
>
> > I asked goTenna the following:
> >
> > How are you allowed by the FCC to operate on any frequencies in the 142-175
> > MHz (VHF) & 445-480 MHz (UHF) ranges especially with 5 watts and
> > non-contained antennas (EIRP)? Something is amiss with your description.
> >
> > I received the following response:
> >
> > The goTenna Professional will be able to operate on these frequencies as
> > per
> > the FCC but it is up to the end user to obtain the proper licensing to
> > utilize the bands as well. Please let me know if you have any other
> > questions.
> > Thank you,
> > Noah
> > goTenna Support
> >
> > I am not a legal expert on these issues but my first question is why was my
> > linear amplifier disabled for the 10-meter band if it were my
> > responsibility
> > to have the proper license?  I am probably sticking my foot in my mouth but
> > to think the average cell phone user is going to worry about having the
> > proper license seems like a low probability situation.  Maybe this 'proper
> > license' is validated prior to purchase and lock-outs applied
> > appropriately?
> > Yes, I do dream a lot.  Glad I prefer to operate 80-meter CW.   Ken K5RG
> >
> >
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