On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 11:03:40 -0500, "A.E. 352"
wrote:

+++Ham radios DON'T have to be certified by the FCC...
+++a person can even build their own gear if they want. Many folks modify
+++11-meter radios to get on 10-meters and it's perfectly legal. What the FCC
+++has a problem with is the so-called 'Dual Use' radios which the Galaxies,
+++Presidents, Connex's, et.al. become once they have been modified for
+++11-meters. 'Type Acceptance', now called' FCC Certification' however IS
+++required for 11-meter radios which makes the above mentioned radios illegal.
+++
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FCC Certification is required for all commercial manufactured
transmitters in the US. The exception is for amatures who make five or
less in a calendar year.

Any radio that is commercially manufactured for the CB band is not
certified for the amamture bands. And vice versa. The FCC will not
certify it for both. Also any transmitter in which more than five are
manufactured within a calendar year must have FCC certification in
order for it to be legally sold in the US. RAdios like the Galaxies
and other so called "export" radios are not certified in the US and
are not legal to sell. Therefore they are not FCC Certified radios
even for amature use.

james