I disagree. Since amateur radio operators can build their gear, ANY radio can be used so long as it's spectral purity and power output are within the established limits. (At least here in the USA) RoD KD0XX
--- On Wed, 6/10/09, Clint Bradford <[email protected]> wrote: From: Clint Bradford <[email protected]> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Way-OT: Re: Full Duplex HT's (Howard Kowall) (Ben Jackson) To: "Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 2:23 PM The original post described a commercial HT ... operating WAY OUT of the 2M and 440 amateur bands. For marketing and sales within the United States, FCC certification is required. Do people purchase non-FCC-certified commercial rigs and use them on the amateur bands? Yes. Is it legal to do so? No. Clint Bradford _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
