[TenTec] Tokyo Hy-Power QRP amps

[Winston F. Jones]

I've been reading postings about a Tokyo Hy-Power HF amp that will amplify 5-10 watts to 50-plus watts on all HF bands of 80-10. It sounds like it would be a good mate for the Argonaut V and other similar QRP rigs when you want to run QRO.

The Argo 509 plus the 405 amp were a good pair in their day before the FCC put an end to their manufacture.

My question: How do these Tokyo Hy-Power amps get into the U.S. and  is it legal to import one from Japan or another country?

Personally, I feel it's time for the FCC to make the amp law more reasonable since so many low-power ham rigs are now being manufactured and there's a new market for such an amp. It seems to me that a simple requirement of having to have a ham license to buy one would be good enough to keep them from the illegal market.

73, Winston  K4CWQ


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