John Smith wrote:
Gene Fuller wrote:

...
OK, I think I got it now. The only things no longer allowed a

1) Stealing an amp rather than buying it.

2) Direct sales from a manufacturer or importer to anyone other than
an amateur or a dealer.

The dealer loophole means that 97.315 is a total waste of ink and paper.

73,
Gene
W4SZ


Now, while I think No. 1, "Stealing an amp rather than buying it", is,
quite obviously, illegal, why in the world should one be required to be
an amateur to purchase ANY, SPECIFIC, piece/module/system of electronic
equipment??? There 'ya go, that "want for common sense" crops up once
again!

Could you, EXACTLY, explain the logic in that to me? I am waiting ...
(or, No. 2, above)

Regards,
JS

I have never made any comment about what "should" be the law.

What appears is that 97.315 is now totally useless for any purpose. It
is no longer necessary for any manufacturer or importer to get a
certification for external RF amps as long as they sell such items only
to amateurs (OK) or "dealers". I don't know if the FCC defines the term
"dealer" or if there are any restrictions on what "dealers" may sell.

This section of the law was originally intended to minimize the number
of high powered amps available for CB use. It now appears that the only
requirement for legal sale of such amps is that they pass through a
"dealer". Usage is another question, but how many multi-kW CBers would
worry about that?

73,
Gene
W4SZ