That is not correct. All new commercial HF Amplifiers sold for the amateur service must be certified under Part 97.
73, Eric www.elecraft.com _..._ On Nov 10, 2012, at 11:48 AM, Matt VK2RQ <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/11/2012, at 6:24 AM, Fred Jensen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 11/10/2012 10:18 AM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II wrote: >> >>> ...and produces 100 watts from 1.8 watts input ... >> >> Hmmm ... that would be 17.4 dB gain. Part 97.317(c)(6) isn't exactly >> the easiest set of rules to understand but I think the max gain >> permitted in an external RF amplifier for US operation is 15 dB. > > Part 97.317 refers to the standards for certification of amplifiers. However, > according to Part 97.315(b)(2), certification is not required if the > amplifier is sold to an amateur operator. Since Bill is an amateur operator, > it seems to me that part 97.317 would be irrelevant. > > 73, Matt VK2RQ > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
