New RM amp approved by FCC

[Grogan]

RM Italy HLA 305 V Plus Professional Linear Amplifier With Fans [HLA 305v] : RMItaly.US, The RM Italy Store!

Something new and strange FCC approval on a small amp 12V, must carry a big price tag if it ever hits the US market.

 

[w9cll]

It will have 26-30 MHz disabled some how.

 

[Mudfoot]

Maybe so, but it should be easily user modifiable. No good reason for it NOT to be.

 

[TonyV225]

Yupp and a rediculous price as now they can cash in on the type accepted or approved market

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

How did they get around the 50 watt drive requirement with stating it requires just 1-10 watts max drive?

 

[RatsoW8]

There are actually two hf amps listed as passing the FCC lab tests.


FCC Approved Amplifier : RMItaly.US, The RM Italy Store!

 

[Mudfoot]

How did they get around the 50 watt drive requirement with stating it requires just 1-10 watts max drive?

Didn't they charge that rule? Seems I remember something along that line.

 

[milkman21218]

There are 3 amps that's been FCC approved?

FCC Approved Amplifier : RMItaly.US, The RM Italy Store!

 

[Mudfoot]

This is big news and sure to rile the curmudgeons.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Didn't they charge that rule? Seems I remember something along that line.

Ahhhh....you may be right. They did do something about the rules a year or two ago. I forgot. It's hard enough keeping up with my own countries regulations let alone regulations that don't affect me.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

This is big news and sure to rile the curmudgeons.

I'll be the first curmudgeon to get riled. Couldn't they have come up with a better look to the front panel? It looks as if it was designed for the good buddy market and by that I mean the GOOD BUDDY market! LOL

 

[jazzsinger]

I'll be the first curmudgeon to get riled. Couldn't they have come up with a better look to the front panel? It looks as if it was designed for the good buddy market and by that I mean the GOOD BUDDY market! LOL

on the bright side, it might mean less spectrum pollution emanating from 11m, surely that can't be bad and is a relatively cheap route to some hams getting a bit of power going on 10/12m without expensive hf sets and 100w drive amps. must be better than the dirty cb amps used currently.

 

[TonyV225]

How did they get around the 50 watt drive requirement with stating it requires just 1-10 watts max drive?

I know how they did it they listed it as a QRP amplifier

 

[n8fgb]

§97.317 Standards for certification of external RF power amplifiers.​

(a) To receive a grant of certification, the amplifier must:​

(1) Satisfy the spurious emission standards of §97.307 (d) or (e) of this part, as applicable, when the amplifier is operated at the lesser of 1.5 kW PEP​

or its full output power and when the amplifier is placed in the “standby” or “off” positions while connected to the transmitter.​

(2) Not be capable of amplifying the input RF power (driving signal) by more than 15 dB gain. Gain is defined as the ratio of the input RF power to the​

output RF power of the amplifier where both power measurements are expressed in peak envelope power or mean power.​

(3) Exhibit no amplification (0 dB gain) between 26 MHz and 28 MHz.​

(b) Certification shall be denied when:​

(1) The Commission determines the amplifier can be used in services other than the Amateur Radio Service, or​

(2) The amplifier can be easily modified to operate on frequencies between 26 MHz and 28 MHz.​

Looks like they dropped the 50 watt input rule. But can not operate on 11 meter without some major mod.
Rich

 

[Mudfoot]

What's your source as to requiring a "major" mod?