On May 26, 4:51*pm, JIMMIE wrote:
I have an HF transceiver which can be easily modified to work outside
the ham bands. I want to perform the mod so I can use the radio with
VHF/UHF transverters and cover the entire bands. Would this be legal?
I have discussed this with several fellow hams but have not really got
any kind of definitive answer yet.

Jimmie.

Assuming you're in a country where the governing agency lets hams
build their own equipment for operation on ham bands, what could
possibly be wrong with it? So long as you use modes, powers and
frequencies for which you're licensed, and you transmit an
appropriately clean signal, who's going to have any problem? You
could, of course, get into trouble quickly if you transmit a signal on
frequencies you're not licensed to use. Where I am, at least, I can
legally build RF power generating equipment for any frequency I want,
so long as I don't use it to transmit unauthorized signals. (My RF
signal generator is capable of putting out enough power to get me into
trouble all the way from kHz to several GHz if I connect it to an
antenna, but that's not what I use it for. I've even been using it
with a broadband 100 watt amplifier lately, and I'm not at all worried
about the legalities, since the power goes into a dummy load where
it's turned to heat.)

Cheers,
Tom