"Robert Casey" wrote:

In theory, the way the web site is written, these
amps might work on say 80 meters. And not be
usable between 24 and 35MHz. Maybe have
an easily removable trap centered around
27MHz to make it legal to sell. Sure. The web
site doesn't say what frequencies these amps
will work on. But I think everyone can guess
what these amps will really do.


Even that would not make the amps legal. Under the existing rules, even
equipment that can be modified to operate in or around the CB band is
illegal to sell. The devices must be built with those frequencies firmly
locked out, with no way to restore those frequencies without major
modifications to the device. This is the same mentality as used for scanners
and cellular frequencies - the scanner must be designed at the core level
(software, hardware, or both) not to accept those frequencies (a simple
jumper or resister lock out is not enough because it can be easily
modified).

Of course, a rule is only as good as the enforcement. In the case of CB
devices, the FCC has been rather lackluster in their efforts to enforce
those rules. Because of that, only the major manufacturers (Cobra, Uniden,
etc) have complied. Easily modified equipment from lesser manufacturers, and
so-called imported equipment, is widely available through CB radio catalogs
and retail stores (and home-built amps are available in just about every
town).


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/