Hi ZAC
Seems you have the regs down well.
You modify it is like Home Brew, still must meet to meet FCC specifications.
The question is why do you need that much pwer for the satellittes?
You should keep your power down to a minim to communicate so you don't
stress the birds.
100 watts with
I was going to follow up with my post. I see that Zach is involved in
the Fox project and may be working on a command station. I can
certainly see where he may want some extra power to ensure that
commands get through.
But for operating - yes, you don't need a ton of EIRP. 100w is about
the most
Haha! I knew I was going to get questions about the peak power levels.
I should have mentioned this in the first email, but it was already
pretty long winded (so here goes a long winded reply).
First up about my original question about legal issues:
It looks like the consensus is I'm good to
Hi Zach...
Amateurs have worked very hard to remain responsible for their own
emissions.
The need for 100 watts for your application aside, you can use any
transmitter/amplifier you want as long as it's output is under the
maximum limit for the band and your license.
However...you are
Amateur radio equipment does not have to be FCC type accepted but it must
meet the requirements of Part 97. So you may repurpose your commercial amp
for ham radio use as long as it meets the requirements of a clean signal
and does not violate the power limitations of your license or the band.
My goal is to run a half watt into I what I hope will be some good antennas.
We'll know something this spring.
george wi9i
On Mar 19, 2014, at 2:10 PM, Rich/wa4bue wrote:
Hi ZAC
Seems you have the regs down well.
You modify it is like Home Brew, still must meet to meet FCC
