[TenTec] Solid State Amps

[J. D. Beischel]

Ken, I am not sure you are reading the rules correctly.  A manufactured amp
that is not type accepted may not be commercially sold.  However, it is not
illegal to use the amp - even if it takes only 4 watts of power and outputs
500 watts.  I can build that amp myself and use it and it is perfectly legal
  If I import that amp for my own use I believe I can use it.  They just
cannot be commercially sold.  This of course all amps have proper spectral
purity.

JMHI of the rules.

Duffy 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: tentec at contesting.com
Date: Monday, December 08, 2003 09:42:48 AM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Solid State Amps
 
If the amp is NOT type accepted and comes from a manufacture then they are
not illegal to us in the USA. If they can take a four watts input and put
500 watts to an antenna they are made for CB. If you want to use this amp
you may lose your ham ticket.
 
If you do not want to live by part 97, maybe you are in the wrong hobby.
 
Ken/w8keb
 
 
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: KD7EFQ at aol.com
   To: tentec at contesting.com
   Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 6:55 AM
   Subject: [TenTec] Solid State Amps
 
 
   I'm not so sure if it's illegal or not. If so, then Emtron, JRC, and
several
   others are illegal, but they get sold in the USA. I dont think they would
be
   so popular if they were illegal. I'll e-mail THP co and find out. And if
they
   meet spectral purity requirments and are operated properly by a licensed
   amateur, then there should be no problem. After all, you are allowed to
build one a
   year yourself without type acceptance, and some of those may turn out way
   dirtier than a professionally made one. 73.
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