10 meter radio question

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by L.B., Nov 14, 2008.

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  1. walleye

    walleye Road Train Member

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    Gadfly,....Haven't seen you around for awhile,.....But when I saw this topic,for some reason I knew you'd show up...lol....
    Great explanation,...again....lol
     
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  3. Section Eight

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    Hello LB. The simple answer is that, out of the box, the 10-meters you are talking about cover 28MHz, but after modification will cover from 25 to 29 MHz (actual freq range will vary by model).
     
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  4. BOOTYMONSTER

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    some exports are both 10 an 12 meters . it is IMPOSSIBLE to talk legally on cb channels with a export . exports exceed the power limitations for cb use and are not a type approved device for cb channels .

    i had a export and never found any contacts on 10 meters , but maybe i was just unlucky . i got a uniden 78 any havnt looked back .
     
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  5. 25(2)+2

    25(2)+2 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Export radios aren't legal even if they are operated within the parameters of legal radios. A legal radio has the type certification on the radio and Uncle Charley will fine the heck out of you if they catch you using one without the certification. Export radios are kinda hard to hide on the dash of a truck, and they are kinda big to hide inside a CB cubbyhole.
     
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  6. notatruckdriver

    notatruckdriver Bobtail Member

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    Correct. CB radios per FCC rules are limited to 4 watts of power. Export radios far exceed those standards. Therefore an export radio converted to an 11 meter radio is illegal.
     
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  7. Gadfly

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    AND the fines AREN'T $10,000 anymore! They just went UP this year to $18,000!!!!!!:biggrin_2555: Is an ILLEGAL radio worth that?


    Gadfly
     
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  8. notatruckdriver

    notatruckdriver Bobtail Member

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    Big question is what's the probability they're going to catch you? What do they do? Drive around semi's with a field strength meter and then pull you over and ask for your ham license?
     
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  9. panhandlepat

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    its' called "triangulating" (SP?) no HAM license is gonna protect you from operating on CB freq. with a radio like that.
     
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  10. notatruckdriver

    notatruckdriver Bobtail Member

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    Yeah but how are they going to catch you?
     
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  11. Section Eight

    Section Eight Bobtail Member

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    Originally Posted by notatruckdriver
    Big question is what's the probability they're going to catch you? What do they do? Drive around semi's with a field strength meter and then pull you over and ask for your ham license?

    Furthermore, State and local authorities (troopers, DOT, deputy, etc.) can enforce the CB portion of the FCC rules if they choose to do so. All they have to do is give themselves permission to do it by, say, a simple ordinance or other statute.

    Congress (and the FCC by way of congress) has already given the state/locals permission to do this. That legislation passed some years back primarily due to two persistant (and obnoxious) base stations pounding the airwaves in the Great Lakes area, and the slowness and ineffectiveness of enforcement actions against the two by the FCC.

    Prior to the legislation's passing, OOIDA petitioned for an exemption for truckers, perhaps forseeing that some state/local authorities might use it as another way to harass truckers. The small (as in, tiny) exemption that resulted is that truckers are exempt from local enforcement except for "probable cause." Talking on a "louder than normal" CB is probable cause enough.

    I realize it is unlikey the local sheriff or DOT will be riding around with CB test equipment in the trunk, but they don't need to. All they need is to check your euipment against the FCC's list of illegal CB euipment, and if yours is on it, ouch.

    By the way, nearly every so-called 10-meter Galaxy, Connex, Ranger, Superstar, Magnum and so on are on that list.

    Just some more stuff to think about.
     
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