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New RM amp approved by FCC
- Thread starter Grogan
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The 50 watt drive rule served no point whatsoever in the first place. As though driving the amp with 10 times less drive was going to prevent it from making the same 10 db increase it would at full drive. The signal gain it provides is the same either way. Except we might have less 11 meter operators overdriving their amps.
its funny how those laws only apply to amplifiers, yet any easily modded hf set with a 100w linear in it, sails through and will just as effectively put out 100w on 11m, makes you wonder how much the radio manufacturers are back handing the FCC, seems to be the same consistency on radios under 100w too, all are tagged with being cb's,
now yaesu,alinco and others are putting out qrp radio's that are easily modified for 11m yet still no prosecutions against dealers or manufacturers unlike those who sold non conforming amp or export radios.
would appear to an outsider looking in the bigger companies are seeing the FCC ok, as most of their gear is far easier to modify than many amps or "exports", so much for the statue of liberty. It only seems to apply to those with deep pockets.
just my personal opinion but the FCC stink of corruption.
now yaesu,alinco and others are putting out qrp radio's that are easily modified for 11m yet still no prosecutions against dealers or manufacturers unlike those who sold non conforming amp or export radios.
would appear to an outsider looking in the bigger companies are seeing the FCC ok, as most of their gear is far easier to modify than many amps or "exports", so much for the statue of liberty. It only seems to apply to those with deep pockets.
just my personal opinion but the FCC stink of corruption.
its funny how those laws only apply to amplifiers, yet any easily modded hf set with a 100w linear in it, sails through and will just as effectively put out 100w on 11m, makes you wonder how much the radio manufacturers are back handing the FCC, seems to be the same consistency on radios under 100w too, all are tagged with being cb's,
now yaesu,alinco and others are putting out qrp radio's that are easily modified for 11m yet still no prosecutions against dealers or manufacturers unlike those who sold non conforming amp or export radios.
would appear to an outsider looking in the bigger companies are seeing the FCC ok, as most of their gear is far easier to modify than many amps or "exports", so much for the statue of liberty. It only seems to apply to those with deep pockets.
just my personal opinion but the FCC stink of corruption.
Never in history has this branch of "Charlie" generated a financial influx like they did when they auctioned off the prime analog TV spectrum to the wireless carriers! Consider how well a job they have done since and ask yourself where the money went? Regulations regarding harmful interference, RFI, or part 15 have all but gone out the window. Rather than protect the public they choose to make examples out of individuals.
They'll bust Grandma's chops over her Wineguard TV preamp but they didn't inspect the amp to meet part 15? They let millions of high efficiency lighting ballasts create RFI. They give Yaesu type certification on hundreds of thousands of radios where nearly ever one oscillated on 6 meters. They claim to use their magic central HF direction finding station to go after a guy who missed IDing once in 20 minuets but let the ones that never ID and curse continuously on 20 meters go on for years? It smells like it is.
RM Italy HLA 305 V Plus Professional Linear Amplifier With Fans, DNJ Radio
Looks like DNJ will possibly have a date of Aug 31, 2014 but no price yet. site shows all three amps. Think he had uncle Charlie sleep over and now olny exports other RM amps.
Looks like DNJ will possibly have a date of Aug 31, 2014 but no price yet. site shows all three amps. Think he had uncle Charlie sleep over and now olny exports other RM amps.
gee,i dunno,........... what the #$$%% does "FCC approved" mean?
the amp clearly does not meet CERTIFICAION standards.
I smell some B S advertizing:tongue:
the amp clearly does not meet CERTIFICAION standards.
I smell some B S advertizing:tongue:
many people don't know/understand that the FCC Certification process takes about 2 years and about $10,000 to $30,000 .
if any part of the FCC process fails, then it starts over from the beginning again.
however, that being said, the FCC will accept test results from 3rd party labs, and as long as there are no "complaints", then everything is approved as far as paperwork is involved.
this is why most HF amateur amps will not amplify above about 15 meters as sold.
it gets real hard to meet the criteria when you go above about 21.450-ish.
Amateur amplifiers are generally regulated under part 97 of the FCC rules except when operation is above 25 MHz. Then the testing process gets tough.
Amplifiers that can operate above 25 MHz must also pass commercial specifications contained in TIA-603C.
Under TIA-603C Harmonics both conducted (coax connector) and case radiated must be down 43 plus the Log of the output power in dB OUT TO THE TENTH HARMONIC.
This means an amplifier that produces 1500 watts must have harmonics and case radiation down 72 dBc from peak power. This is a ball buster.
Currently the only modern amplifiers I have seen certificated for HF operation above 15 meters are SPE Specific, Tokyo High Power and Alpha.
That was my first thought as well to be honest however I guess we will have to wait and see.
Funnily enough our Ofcom/Ris are exactly the same, boy did they milk fuck out olympics and commonwealth games and selling off spectrum for mobile phones, but they've hardly been near a pirate in years, not that i'm complaining, LMAO.
we have foundation hams openly blasting 100w and more even though their legal erp is 10w,
allsorts of abuse and repeater jamming, rarely if ever acted on and PLT wrecking havoc on shortwave as they took another countries word they were compliant rather than test the things, irony of it all, biggest plt offenders, were BT, THE COMPANY WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERFERENCE, and they fucking busted me in 83 WANKERS, think I forget, lol.
they have held back european harmonisation of cb ets en 300 433 (legislation of 4w AM/FM 12w SSB) as too busy milking olympics, supposedly due july, believe that when i see it.
will mean cb'ers have more legal power than hams, lol.
no shit, their website is : stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk I think that says it all, first word sums up what they are all about.
ARSEHOLES !!!!!!!!