On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:41:35 -0700, Frank Gilliland
wrote:

+++On 20 Sep 2006 01:30:33 GMT, Steveo wrote in
:
+++
+++snip
+++Does the 25 watt -in- requirement make it anymore legal, or no? ( I really
+++don't know)
+++
+++
+++A ham could probably confirm this, but I think the minimum is 50 watts
+++input (with a license, of course..... without one it's no more legal
+++than having 5 watts input). Regarding -compliance- with the law, just
+++follow the leadership example set by our president and Congress.
+++
+++
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The FCC does not actually place a power limitation on the drive.
Instead the specifiy the maximum gain of the amp at 15dB. So with 2KW
output that would correspond to about 60 watt drive.

james