[TenTec] Tokyo Hy-Power QRP amps

[Edward Crawford]

I too have seen the posts for the Tokyo HP amps and yes they sound like t=
hey would be a great companion for many of the QRP rigs that are availabl=
e. 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 co=
untry and purchase one of these imported so called 10 meter rigs (some ar=
e all mode but many are AM and FM only; what ham would need or want one o=
f 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 certai=
nly 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 sh=
ops 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 res=
trictions need to be placed in the hands of the manufacturers and the ret=
ailers who are making this junk available to the general public. Other th=
an that I don't have an opinion on this subject. :-) =20
73 de Ed W4WVW, Winston Salem NC.

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

I've been reading postings about a Tokyo Hy-Power HF amp that will amplif=
y 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 FC=
C put an end to their manufacture.

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

Personally, I feel it's time for the FCC to make the amp law more reasona=
ble 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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