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August 15th 05, 01:54 AM
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On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:09:33 GMT, John
wrote: Dick wrote: On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:23:23 -0000, (Dave Platt) wrote: In article , John wrote: License verification is not part of the FCC rules. However most manufacturers of amps will supply instructions on how to modify them for 12/10 meter operation upon proof of license. Yup. It's legal for a licensed amateur to perform such a modification (no more than one amp per year or one per model per year, I can't remember which), and it's also legal for an amateur to sell an amp once modified to another amateur for amateur use. The wording is no more than one unit of one model. Interesting that you can build one from scratch, or modify a commercially built amp, but you cannot build one from a kit capable of operation below 144 But you can build a kit and modify that. I used to use a Heath SB1000 amp. I enabled 10m from the start - just did not install the wire that prevented it from working. That's about as simple as a mod can get and still not cause a problem with the FCC about not readily modifiable to operate on 27MHz. John I'm not sure about that John. 97.315 is pretty specific about kits. 97.315 (b) says that any amplifier kit has to be Certified by the FCC. I would think the chances of getting the FCC to certify a kit of parts capable of building a 10-meter amplifier would be slim to less than zero. Heath doesn't make kits anymore, and these rules were written after Heath went out of the ham radio business. What you stated was true many years ago. The only way to satisfy the requirements now is to modify a factory built, certified amplifier, or build one on your own from scratch without using a kit (unless of course you can find a certified kit. Good luck on that.) Dick |
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