gwatts wrote:
Gene Fuller wrote:
Ed Cregger wrote:


And my point is that ANY amplifier is legal, as long as it is
operated within the limits specified by the FCC for the particular
amateur band and license class of the operator. No type acceptance is
necessary at all. Am I missing something Gene?


Ed,

I don't think that is correct. I don't believe it is legal to use an
unmodified DaveMade or other such beast in amateur service, at any
power level. I think that is the point of 97.315.


We should all read 97.315 *in it's entirety*, and consider 97.315(b)(3),

(b) The requirement of paragraph (a) does not apply if one or more
of the following conditions are met:
(1) ...
(2) ...
(3) The amplifier is sold to an amateur radio operator or to a dealer,
the amplifier is purchased in used condition by a dealer,
or *the amplifier is sold to an amateur radio operator for use at that
operator's station*.


This (the emphasized) says to me that as an amateur licensee I can use
any amplifier as long as I observe amateur emission regulations.

Respectfully,
Galen, W8LNA

Common sense would dictate (but then, as you already know, that is rare
to find), if the amp was stable, harmonics suppressed to specs, etc. --
use it. (i.e., emission standards obeyed.)

DISCLAIMER:
Great care should be taken with any "broadband amp", as any "flaw" in
the xmitters output is only amplified, linearly/proportionally, to the
amps' gain, in the amps output!

ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMER:
BEWARE OF ATTORNEYS/LAWYERS and "HAREBRAINED BUREAUCRATS!"

Regards,
JS