Yes but depends where you are and at what license level....world wide thing!
D On 29/08/2010 20:01:41, Glenn Little WB4UIV ([email protected]) wrote: > What is it that these "licensed" hams do not understand about using > equipment in the ham bands??? > You can build your own equipment (remember those days?). > There is NO type acceptance for amateur equipment. > > There are limitations as to how much you can build or modify in a > year to cut down on amateur equipment being used in other services (CB). > > There is no FCC approval for ham use. > If commercially made it must meet part 15 requirements to be sold. > > QED > > 73 > Glenn > WB4UIV > > > > At 01:49 PM 8/29/2010, you wrote: > >I would not want to put one on PS or commercial freqs, amateur > >only. Would it be OK for amateur? The only reason I ask is I do > >not want to put my amateur and GROL licenses in jeopardy (worked way > >to hard for them) if I purchase one and transmit on amateur > >frequencies. For PS and commercial (only when doing maintenance on > >one of their systems), I only use FCC approved equipment. > > > >--- In [email protected], "Eric Lemmon" <wb6...@...> wrote: > > > > > > Doug, > > > > > > You make some very good points, but let's not forget that the proof of FCC > > > approval is not merely a paper label stuck on the radio; there must be a > > > TCB or TA grant published on the OET Web site that lists that > > specific radio > > > by model number, emission, and frequency range. The FCC is currently > > > investigating the influx from China of cheap portables bearing Puxing, > > > Linton, HYT, and Wouxon brands- some of which have labels that read "FCC > > > TYPE ACCEPTED" but without an FCC ID number, and no basis in fact of > > > receiving a grant. Indeed, some of these radios share the same internals > > > even though the outside
