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On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 18:12:48 -0400, "M-Tech"
wrote:

"I Am Not George" wrote in message
om...

marty you must be visually impaired becasue this is a cb newsgroup and
linears are illegal for cb

Linears are not illegal for CB.

Don

ps, unless they push more than 5 watts!!!!!

Actually, you're quite mistaken. FCC rules clearly state that
external amplifiers are illegal, as are modifications made to the
transmitter of any type-accepted equipment. This effectively
determines any amplification of any CB equipment to be illegal. It
would be illegal, for example, for me to connect my vintage SONY
ICB-1000W portable 1-watt radios to a 3-watt amplifier (if such a
ridiculous piece of equipment actually existed) because I would be
using external amplification, which the FCC has ruled illegal.

Raymond Sirois KAXN-9546
SysOp: The Lost Chord BBS
607-733-5745
telnet://thelostchord.dns2go.com:6000

LOL!!!

Don

"NO SPAM" wrote in message
io.net...
OK, well, in that case - please refer to your reply to Jim regarding your
ill fated attempt at humor! That was a better response.

NS

"M-Tech" wrote in message
...
...for goodness sake, IT WAS A JOKE SON!!!

Don

"NO SPAM" wrote in message
io.net...
If I understood your comment as well as the PS you added, it seems to
me,
it
would be kind of ridiculous to insert some sort of low level Linear
"in
to"
a transmitter to jack it up to 4 watts or more, don't you think? By
the
time
you get done screwing around doing that, you could by a damned radio
with
rated output or one of the 10 meter radios that can put out more than
the
rated legal power, if you want to go that route. The FCC web site also
states it is illegal to modify the insides to do same - so either way,
it
would be technically illegal. It is a moot point in any way shape or
form
to
discuss raising the RF power out of a CB past legal limits regardless
how
it
is to be done, internally or externally. I suppose we're both saying
the
same thing in a different way!

NS

"M-Tech" wrote in message
...
Only if the linear "raises the power of the cb". Did you scroll
down
on
my
original post:-) ??

Don

"NO SPAM" wrote in message
io.net...
According to the FCC Web site

Operations
Equipment
Territorial Limits
Linear Amplifier Ban
Antennas
Ten Codes

47 CFR 95 Subpart D prescribes all operating requirements
which
apply
to CB. General system technical details and major operational
regulations
are highlighted below.

Equipment

You must use an FCC certificated CB transmitter at your CB
station.
You can identify an FCC certificated transmitter by the
certification
label
placed on it by the manufacturer.

Territorial Limits

You may operate your CB unit within the territorial limits
of
the
fifty United States, the District of Columbia, and the Caribbean
and
Pacific
Insular areas ("U.S."). You may also operate your CB on or over
any
other
area of the world, except within the territorial limits of areas
where
radio-communications are regulated by another agency of the U.S.
or
within
the territorial limits of any foreign government. You may also be
permitted
to use your CB unit in Canada subject to the rules of Industry
Canada.
Travelers to the U.S. may operate a CB unit within the U.S. as
long
the
unit
is FCC certificated.

Linear Amplifier Ban

Users may not raise the power output of their CB units. That
would
be
unfair to the other users sharing the channel by raising the level
of
radio
noise. You must not attach a "linear," "linear amplifier" or any
other
type
of power amplifier to your CB unit, Moreover, you must not modify
your
CB
unit internally. Doing so cancels its certification and you
forfeit
your
authorization to use it.

Hello Marty:

Those are pretty well made amps. The Aux band switch position can be
used for 12, 11, and 10 meters. Not a big deal to mod.

There ALC protection in the Ameritron Amps is quit impresive I think.

I have seen the Ameritron Amp with 2 each 3CX800 Tubes also do a cool
2500 out. Pretty impressive power levels, if you have the right antenna
to be able to deal with that much steam.

Your price is a good price if I was in the market I would have been
intretsed. Saw a Ameritron 1500 that uses the 3CX1500 Tube at the TRW
Swap Meet selling for 2000, and it was in good shape, but only lasted a
minuites there.

What I would like to see is more modification info on these larger amps
to go to 6 meters. Especially the mod info that shows the plate tank
coil tap, and input matching mods. Some of the hard core 6 meter guys
have bought brand new Band Switching Switches, so that the extra band
could ber added, without loosing the other band capibility. Maybe even a
relay that would allow the 12, 11, and 10 meter poistion to be used, or
the 6 meter band, yeah!

Anyway good luck

Jay in the Mojave

RF Police wrote:
2.5K...hmmm. BAD ham!
Hello, I have a Like New, one owner Ameritron AL-1200 Amp for 10-160 meters.
I have only used it a handful of times on 17 meters. When I bought it from
AES 2 years ago, I had an Electrical Engineering friend come down to test
it, as I am visully impaired. It did about 2.5 KW into a Oil Filled Dummy
Load. I keep it covered when not in use and I am a non-smoker. I had a deal
and he couldn't come up with the money, but it is all packed in its original
boxes. I am asking $1800 and I will ship, or 1725, and you ship from near
Pgh, Pa. I can be reached at or 724-875-9357 Thanks for
reading this, 73, es g.b.

Regards,
Marty, W3QK

1500 watts max...look it up!

"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:48:53 GMT, "Hamguy" wrote in
:

Ya...but it does MORE than the allowed 1500 watts PEP, therefore it's
illegal.

For a "hamguy" you sure don't know the ham rules very well.

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On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 20:34:55 GMT, "Hamguy" wrote:

1500 watts max...look it up!

"Frank Gilliland" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 00:48:53 GMT, "Hamguy" wrote in
:

Ya...but it does MORE than the allowed 1500 watts PEP, therefore it's
illegal.

For a "hamguy" you sure don't know the ham rules very well.

No, you said that because the Amplifer could do more than 1500 watts
that it is an illegal amp, which isn't true.

Hamguy wrote:

Ya...but it does MORE than the allowed 1500 watts PEP, therefore it's
illegal.

Not illegal for a ham to own and not illegal for him to operate it just
as long as he keeps the amp to the legal llimit.

Yeppers...you're right. But we all know that many a good ham just *might*
crank it up above the legal limit to work that rare DX station. Illegal,
YES...Uncommon, NO. Kinda' like having a Maseratti and keeping it below 55
mph!

"Sir Cumference" wrote in message
...
Hamguy wrote:

Ya...but it does MORE than the allowed 1500 watts PEP, therefore it's
illegal.

Not illegal for a ham to own and not illegal for him to operate it just
as long as he keeps the amp to the legal llimit.