On Apr 25, 2004, at 12:42 PM, Ed Briggs wrote:
Some recent proposals from FCC (from ARRL webpage re Amateur
Restructuring)
The FCC also has proposed essentially eliminating its rules
prohibiting manufacture or marketing of Amateur Radio Service power
amplifiers capable of operating between 24 and 35 MHz. Originally put
on the books in 1978 to keep high-powered amateur amplifiers out of
the hands of CBers, the rules now "impose unnecessary restrictions on
manufacturers of Amateur Radio equipment and are inconsistent with the
experimental nature of the Amateur Service," the FCC said in its NPRM.
The Commission noted that its Part 95 rules governing the Citizens
Radio Service already prohibit use of external power amplifiers with
CB equipment, which must be FCC certificated.
The laugher is that the 1978 rule change considerably benefitted CB
radio repairmen since it enabled them to earn money modifying Ham
amplifiers for CBers to cover 27MHz. Typical bench time to modify an
SB-221 is under 30-minutes. A retired FCC attorney told me that one of
the FCC (initials R. K.) advocates for adoption of the 1978 10m
amplifier ban was found to be accepting greenback under the table from
manufacturers to expedite FCC re-type-acceptance after the rule change.
R. K. was made an offer he could not refuse (Bail or Jail), and he
resigned.
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