I earned my Technician last Spring and for Christmas I got myself an FT-8900R Quad Band (10, 6, 2M and 70 cm) FM unit (which I have setup in my house, not mobile). Since I've only have the Technician and I want to use the entire coverage of the radio, I am getting ready to take the General. In studying for the General I discovered that you can't operate FM below 28.5.
I want to make sure I'm understanding this all correctly and that I can't legally operate the radio in the only part of the band that I'm legally authorized to operate (at least until I pass the General). Do I have that right? If that is the case, why does Yaesu offer the radio with this configuration? I know, its not SSB, so who am I going to talk to anyway...
If all goes well, by tomorrow afternoon, I'll be able to operate above 28.5.
I want to make sure I'm understanding this all correctly and that I can't legally operate the radio in the only part of the band that I'm legally authorized to operate (at least until I pass the General). Do I have that right? If that is the case, why does Yaesu offer the radio with this configuration? I know, its not SSB, so who am I going to talk to anyway...
If all goes well, by tomorrow afternoon, I'll be able to operate above 28.5.
