"Dr.Ace - WH2T" ) writes:
People use radios including amateur radios for purposes other than they were
type accepted everyday . Some police use amateur radios that tranmit on
police frequencies, they cost less than Motorola equipment. Some amateurs
use police radios that have been modified to work on amateur frequencies
etc. etc.
Nuff Said
Ace - WH2T

And there is no type approval for amateur radio. It's the one radio
service that is pretty open ended, because of its very nature.

Since amateurs can build their own equipment, it would be pretty silly
to require type approval of equipment. There is absolutely no
restriction against modifying equipment to work on the ham bands,
though if you modify it chances are good that it no longer meets
the original type acceptance for the other service so you can no
longer use it there.

And just because people use amateur equipment illegally in other services
does not make it right. One reason amateur equipment is cheaper
than equivalent equipment for other services is because it's not
type approved, so at the very least the cost of getting it approved
is not there.

Micahel VE2BVW


"John L. Wilkerson Jr." wrote in message
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"Dr.Ace - WH2T" wrote in
:

Hi Gonzo ,
That is what I would do. I have read the related laws. I know some
people
will say you will be breaking the law because of FCC type acceptance.

That is absolutely correct. He should NOT under any circumstances use the
radio, until he licenses. You wouldn't like it if someone used an amateur
radio without a license, now would you? Us Licensed GMRS operators feel
the same way.