CB band TX? - I'm shocked!

[Fred (FL)]

Simple - it is illegal. You cannot use a HF ham
rig to work in the marine bands, to work in the
CB bands.  Perhaps the FCC isn't watching all the
time, but they can be directed to do so.  It would
be just illegal, for anyone to try to use a K3
or any FCC certified amateur HF rig to attempt to
transmit in these frequency regions.  That is sort
of Amateur Radio 101.  

Fred
FL


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[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ]

Guys - Let's end this thread. It is one of those that will repeat
forever ;-)

The K3 was primarily designed for ham band coverage with a wider general
coverage receive. Its not guaranteed to TX at full power everywhere
outside the ham bands when so enabled, though it should cover most MARS
frequencies. We haven't even tested it for the 27 MHz CB range and don't
have time to at the moment. Its full specs are only guaranteed inside
the amateur radio bands.

If there is a specific country where use of the rig in the CB bands is
legal, we'll certainly take a look at enabling it for that country.

Feel free to email us directly on this, but let's let the discussion
cool on the reflector for now. :-)

73, Eric   WA6HHQ

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[Kevin Cozens-2]

Fred (FL) wrote:
> Simple - it is illegal. You cannot use a HF ham
> rig to work in the marine bands, to work in the
> CB bands.

Is this spelled out in the rules or is this from an interpretation of the
rules? AFAIK, the issue with ham transmitters and CB radio is one of maximum
output power.

The solution seems a simple one. Allow transmit on the CB/marine band but,
while tuned to those frequencies, the power output would be restricted to no
more than the maximum allowed for that band. There could even be a menu entry
that would completely disable Tx on the CB/marine band for those people
worried about accidentally transmitting on the band.

As long as you had the proper authorization (ie. needed licence) for the band,
you would be good to go and would be operating within the legal limits for the
band.

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Cheers!

Kevin.

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[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ]

Guys - Seriously, let's end this thread for now.

73, Eric   WA6HHQ
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