[TenTec] Tokyo Hy-Power QRP amps

[Edward Crawford]

I too have seen the posts for the Tokyo HP amps and yes they sound like they would be a great companion for many of the QRP rigs that are available. I am not sure about the legality issue. I don't believe it is illegal to buy any amp, the problem is the people who use them to transmit where they don't belong. You can walk in to just about any truck stop in the country and purchase one of these imported so called 10 meter rigs (some are all mode but many are AM and FM only; what ham would need or want one of those for legal operation?) and walk right across the street or parking lot to the CB shop and get it modified to TX from 25-32 mHz. They certainly don't ask to see a copy of your ham license, and they might offer to install all the little toys to go inside such as roger beeps, echo boards and donkey farts. One "ham" I know of in particular owns one of these shops that specialize and cater to this type of activity, so a ham license is not necessarily going to effectively keep certain products out of the hands of the illegal operators, and it might keep my XYL from buying me a new rig for Christmas (like that's going to happen, HI). I think the restrictions need to be placed in the hands of the manufacturers and the retailers who are making this junk available to the general public. Other than that I don't have an opinion on this subject. :-)  
73 de Ed W4WVW, Winston Salem NC.

----- Original Message -----
From: Winston F. Jones
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 8:54 PM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] Tokyo Hy-Power QRP amps

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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