NEW 10 Meter Radio

TRUE which is why we have RULES about how CLEAN your radio has to be ...

SPARKGAP and Modulated Oscilators are ILLEGAL even for HAMS .....

 

Here is a crazy idea...

Just get an FCC Amateur Radio license.

Problem solved. On the power issue anyways.

 

Well you are right about the CB shop thing. I've never had a problem because I check out a shop before I let them work on my radio. (I've heard some outrageous statements from some CB shop owners over the years) I can usually just talk to them and tell if they know what they are doing or not. I haven't found any out on the road I would let fix more than my mic! But I know at least two, one close, one a short distance away that are really good at what they do. They don't screw radios up, they repair them! Have seen one in particular repair radios others have said were only good for parts. Have sat and watched him fix everything from Uniden 510 to Yazoo and Kenwood ham rigs, amps, and power supplies. Never saw or heard of him "screwing one up" Yeah he knows his stuff and nobody ever "certified him". They are out there, you just got to look for them and ask a few question before you hand your radio over. Experience means more to me than any formal certification process. In any field.

Never get close to the ham bands and don't do anything on the airways to bother anybody. But I do like my dual final export radios!!

 

Back years ago we had the 1st and 2nd class FCC license to work on a radio you had to HAVE one 0f them. KB7IF i'm shure did as did many " OLDTIMERS " it was like a CDL to drive a truck.

It set a standard for knolege and if you lost it it was your JOB. Like any license it did not stop all who had no knolege of how to fix things BUT it gave the end user a way to get BAD techs either better trained or out of the shops.

The FCC has NEVER regulated shops the now GROL ( license ) was just a way to at least have some control over the TRAINING which gave you a better chance that he would fix things right.

I see even at my level some techs that you womder how they got hired but it is not too common a problem they just don't last that long not on Part 90 radios where lives depend on them working.

Like you said there are good tecks that NEVER took a class ......

 

Interesting idea ....

 

Low power, but then again how far do you really need to skip?

Miami to Seattle?

 

I work 99% of my DX with under 75 watts many with under 10 ....

 

Someone please explain the constitutionality of a federal agency that controls the airwaves other then the non official frequencies and comercial frequencies along with the types of radios that can be used. I mean it is not like someone is goig to die from the use of a radio on any certain frequency or band.

Think of it this way, the gov decides that no one really needs a car with more then 100 hp. They mandate that any car with more then 100 HP be illegal to operate unless you have a special highperformance liscense. Furthermore you can not operate your 100 HP car on certain interstate highways without a special liscense. Think about it. I had a geo metro 3 cyl 5 speed, loved that little car until it gave up the ghost. It got 50 mpg on the highway and would easily do the speedlimit. I believe it had a curb hp of around 95 hp.

Need power to pull a trailer? Nope forget it, you would not beable to pull a trailer, you would have to hire someone to pull the trailer for you or get a special liscense to have a vehicle with enough power to pull that trailer.

Lets take it one step further, speedlimits. How about we have a federal agency that sets a national speedlimit of 55 mph, they could mandate that no car could leave an assembly line with a top speed of greater then 55 mph. There coudl be some highwer speed highways that have limits of 65 ot 70 mph but you would have to have a special liscense to operate on them highways along with being able to operate a vehicle with a higher then 55 mph speed.


But as far as my radio reaching past the borders. LOL don't care. Why should I care if I can operate a radio that might reach across borders or on a frequency that might reach across borders.

The thing is that there should be NO agency that should beable to regulate the use of radios or the types of radios used unless we are dealing with official frequencies or commercial frequencies.

Or for the gun people, Lets say that there is a ferderal agency that has laws in place that no one can own or operate anything larger then a red rider bb gun! You can plink cans all day long with a red rider. Heck you can even take out a squirl at close range with one. It has to be a head shot but it can be done.

My point is is that I don't see anything constitutional about any agency being able to regulate the use of radios or the non official and non comercial frequencies or bands.

We should beable to operate most any radio or equipment we want with what ever power levels we want without any special liscense or ticket unless the radio and equipment operates on official or commercial frequencies.

No one and I mean no one would beable to operate on official or comercial frequencies unless you are part of the official or comercial entitiy. Meaning you have to be in law enforcment, Fire, rescue, on duty military personel etc.

As far as safety or emergency nets or what ever. Like when there is a national or regional disaster of some type. Certain channels or certain frequencies can be set aside just for that purpose. NO ONE can use them unless there is a disaster or something happening. Anyone and I mean ANYONE caught using these channels or frequencies during a non disaster would be penalized heavily. I am talking about fines in excess of 10,000 dollars.

Lets peoples wallets decide what they can buy and operate.

 

That is why regulation is world wide.

Using your scenario, let's say the USA says we want vhf for Police/Fire/Emergency, then Canada says we want VHF for CB radio in our country. So who has authority when there is interference?

Look at Mexico, some people here probably heard the Mexican Taxi Cabs on 11 meter? It is a pain in the ### when conditions are good and the signal hits all over the USA, but when conditions suck, it is only a local problem.

Noone is going to die?

Let's talk about 800ish MHz, the cellular band, we have all seen the external antenna made for big trucks to improve your receive? Well someone believing that there is no danger buys an 800 MHz amp for their cell phone, let's say a couple hundred watts? Well now the cab of your truck becomes a microwave. Put a pound of hamburger in a running microwave and see what happens to it.

In fact, climb a radio tower near all those different antennas and see how long you live.

Ham radio operates on radio frequencies in the GHz, it does not take very many watts to kill someone in that frequency range.

So, in short, being internationally regulated is important to everyone.

One of the purposes of testing for a ham license is to make sure the user is aware of the dangers of RF and high voltages involved with the equipment used.

It is not so regulated in CB because the power limits are considered safe,,,,,,,

2 watts VHF (MURS)

4/12 watts HF (CB)

and 500 milliwatts UHF (FRS)

Ham radio operators in this country, are allowed to use up to 1500 watts in most bands, you and the operator want that power to be safe.

Imagine living next door to a guy that does not know better running his station at 1000 watts and the antenna is sitting at ground level,,,,,,,,and kids are playing near that antenna :smt073:smt073:smt073

 

Look at this page

http://aa9pw.com/radio/

Take a few practice tests for the technician, basic ham radio license, and you will see several questions about electrical safety.