On 17 Jul 2003 10:04:12 -0700, (Aaron H.
Voobner) wrote:

Swan Radioman wrote
On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 20:58:17 -0700, Frank Gilliland
wrote:

Swan Radioman
wrote:

Why is 12 watts the limit for a legal SSB radio?

Because the FCC says so.


Why?

The short answer; to facilitate communication. To allow the greatest
number of people to have equal access to the CB frequencies. If
everyone decided their own power limit, high power stations would
overwhelm low power stations.

-Aaron-

Understood, but why 12 watts? A legal AM radio has 16 watts PEP. Why
didn't they pick 16 watts?