"Richard Cranium" wrote in message
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"Train" wrote in message
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His sites were bought out by EEI a while back if memory serves me
correctly.
I still have E-Mail from Pace asking me if I would be interested in
selling
one of my web sites to him. What a PUTZ!
Train
4. Mr. David P. Pace, Jr. d.b.a. Pacetronics / Pace Marketing
marketed these devices as amateur transceivers. The Commission
has
evaluated radiofrequency devices similar to those listed in
paragraph 2 and concluded that the devices at issue are not
only
amateur radios but can easily be altered for use as Citizens
Band
devices as well
I submit that the aforementioned Rule applies equally to every single
AMATEUR transceiver ever imported or sold in the United States. They
are notoriously simple to wideband; just clip a wire or two, or remove
(or add) a diode or two. Therefore, all ham radios are also illegal
under FCC Rules and Regulations.
NO!! Each service has different rules. Amateur Radio is
governed by Part 97; CB is under Part 95. The 'exports'
are being marketed as "10 Meter" ham rigs. Because the
have "bands" of 'channels', those "bands" cover OTHER
than the 40 CB frequencies, and have MORE than the
4 watts allowed for CB, such "export" radios do not meet
the requirements for EITHER service. It still is legal for
a franchised dealer to import and sell APPROVED trans-
ceivers according to the rules of Part 97. Not both. FCC approved radios
will have a certification sticker on
the back or side of said radios; the exports do not.
As for building unalterable radios, it would be terrifically
expensive to do that because there are *some* radios that can be certified
in other services. A number of Icom,
Kenwood, and Yaesu radios can be used for *certain*
applications. The military has used some of them in the past. Civil Air
Patrol and other gov't agencies are able to
do so because, again, the rules apply differently to differ-ent Services. I
hope it would not come to that (but it
could)--making the radios difficult to modify--but we have
CBers to thank for the banning of amplifiers for 24-30 MHZ back in 1978.
Folks want to flaunt *their* own agenda (and to hell to whomever it hurts)
and often cause
hardship to innocents. That is kind of what is happening now with the
"export" radio thing; folks are bound and determined to break the rules, so
something will likely happen that will cause trouble for other CBers
and hams alike. Gee, that's all I need to have a $900 ham
radio I used to be able able to use with FEMA, USAF/CAP, and SHARES cause me
to have to spend
$2000 for a special motorola to do the same job. Yeah,
thanks!! If people would just stay OUT of the adjacent bands, it wouldn't be
an issue, but NOOOOOO, they want theirs and ours TOO!! Ain't gonna happen!
Look for of the same dealer busts to increase soon.
J
couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of ripoff artist if you ask me.......
Except maybe Copper Electronics!