RadioBanter - What is this linear?

Tio Pedro wrote:

"notbob" wrote in message
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On 2008-08-08, Tio Pedro wrote:
So, in short, there are folks out there who rat out a person posting a
CB
linear. Interesting.

nb

Yeah, amazing isn't it? I worked hard for my commercial
and amateur licenses. And, I intend to protect what I've
earned. Any scoff-law who'd run an illegal amplifier wouldn't
give two hoots about freebanding on the ham bands.

Then why xpost this to the cb ng?