Ham equipment is not type approved (or whatever it's called nowadays)
so it is not legal for use in anything but ham use. Move it out of
band, and it's illegal.


I have always heard that it's legal *in the U.S.) to operate a radio out of
it's band as long as the radio isn't breaking any of the rules.

In other words, that it would be legal to operate a ham radio on MURS
ffrequencies except that there's a few little things in the way making it
illegal, such as

liscence-free MURS frequencies are limited to 2 watts of power. Ham
transmitters usually use much more power than that. It is illegal to operate a
50 watt or 100 watt ham transmitter on MURS frequencies.

A cb modified to transmit in the 10 meter ham band is legal as long as you're a
liscened ham and as long as the cb meets all emission requirements for the 10
meter ham band after you modify it. that is, as long as it meets all legal
standards.

At least, that's the way I've always learned (heard) it from various places.