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That is a common misconception promoted by hams repeating what they've heard from other hams and from a list of "illegal radios" that is supposedly published by the FCC on qth.com. The list of "illegal radios" was published by individuals who were not authorized to do so by the FCC and was not even allowed as evidence in court when the FCC brought charges against Ranger selling their radios in the U.S. BTW, Ranger won their case against the FCC.

There is nothing wrong with a licensed amateur using any type of radio they want on 10 meters, as long as they follow the emissions standards required by the FCC (assuming we're talking about the U.S. here because that's where the term "export radio" is commonly used).

If you want something inexpensive, I'd go with either of those radio shack models or the Magnum 257 (same thing). They're not great radios, but they're cheap and you can have a lot of fun with them on 10 meters. If you want to spend a little more, a Ranger 2950DX that hasn't been hacked up is a decent choice, too.

<blockquote data-quote="Moleculo" data-source="post: 367570" data-attributes="member: 1">That is a common misconception promoted by hams repeating what they&#039;ve heard from other hams and from a list of &quot;illegal radios&quot; that is supposedly published by the FCC on qth.com.&nbsp; The list of &quot;illegal radios&quot; was published by individuals who were not authorized to do so by the FCC and was not even allowed as evidence in court when the FCC brought charges against Ranger selling their radios in the U.S. BTW, Ranger won their case against the FCC.There is nothing wrong with a licensed amateur using any type of radio they want on 10 meters, as long as they follow the emissions standards required by the FCC (assuming we&#039;re talking about the U.S. here because that&#039;s where the term &quot;export radio&quot; is commonly used).If you want something inexpensive, I&#039;d go with either of those radio shack models or the Magnum 257 (same thing).&nbsp; They&#039;re not great radios, but they&#039;re cheap and you can have a lot of fun with them on 10 meters.&nbsp; If you want to spend a little more, a Ranger 2950DX that hasn&#039;t been hacked up is a decent choice, too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Moleculo, post: 367570, member: 1"] That is a common misconception promoted by hams repeating what they've heard from other hams and from a list of "illegal radios" that is supposedly published by the FCC on qth.com. The list of "illegal radios" was published by individuals who were not authorized to do so by the FCC and was not even allowed as evidence in court when the FCC brought charges against Ranger selling their radios in the U.S. BTW, Ranger won their case against the FCC. There is nothing wrong with a licensed amateur using any type of radio they want on 10 meters, as long as they follow the emissions standards required by the FCC (assuming we're talking about the U.S. here because that's where the term "export radio" is commonly used). If you want something inexpensive, I'd go with either of those radio shack models or the Magnum 257 (same thing). They're not great radios, but they're cheap and you can have a lot of fun with them on 10 meters. If you want to spend a little more, a Ranger 2950DX that hasn't been hacked up is a decent choice, too. [/QUOTE]

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