Well they figured wrong. They lost the last two cases they brought and they are going to end up paying big bucks in attorney fees. Guys, the FCC is never going to win a court case against the Ranger radios. Stryker radios? Another story.
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Well they figured wrong. They lost the last two cases they brought and they are going to end up paying big bucks in attorney fees. Guys, the FCC is never going to win a court case against the Ranger radios. Stryker radios? Another story.
An illegal station has NO protection from interference from a LEGAL station exercising the privileges of his license. The rule that states that no station shall intentionally interfere with other signals simply assumes that the interference is coming from one LEGAL, licensed station to another LICENSED station. It does not imply, nor grant, protection to a station that has no durned business being there to start with.
I do believe that this means that if you, a legally licensed ham radio operator, were to encounter an unlicensed operator, you would not have to shift your conversation to accomodate the illegal operator. Assuming that you know the other operator is illegal. You NEVER have a right to transmit a signal just to interfere with another.
I do believe that this means that if you, a legally licensed ham radio operator, were to encounter an unlicensed operator, you would not have to shift your conversation to accomodate the illegal operator. Assuming that you know the other operator is illegal. You NEVER have a right to transmit a signal just to interfere with another.
http://swap.qth.com/fcc/fcc-cbtable2.htm
I cant find anything so far with google on the fcc website.
I cant find anything so far with google on the fcc website.
I think this point needs to be emphasized a little more---Every time the FCC ends up in court over this export/10 meter rule, THEY LOSE! This last tussle with Ranger was their second time getting beat like a drum by Jim Peng!
I would think if someone took an FT-757gx to court one could challenge the inconsistency of the "easily modified to transmit on CB frequencies" rule. It isn't a jumper or a wire but a single switch. The flipping of the switch enables one to transmit on 27mhz. This is considered a legal transceiver. I can't believe there isn't technology to keep 27mhz from being opened up to transmit. I would think that the rule would need to apply to all radios that are being marketed as Amateur transceivers to be a consistent rule . The HR2600 is on that list but it is said to require "major surgery" to expand freq. That doesn't seem to follow the "easily modified " rule but still is on the list . I agree that the Export radios are a problem in that many using them don't realize they are possibly transmitting in the 10m band but as for the rule itself I find it inconsistent in its application.
The official list is not published. It was prepared in 1999 and handed out to only a few select groups. It is not accurate because all Ranger radios have been redesigned to avoid falling within the definition of "easy to modify", i.e. cut one wire, connect one jumper, throw one switch to operate out of band. That is why the FCC has lost every court decision on the matter. If the FCC keeps pressing the matter and losing, you will someday see every truckstop carrying nothing but 10 meter Amateur radios.
The rules will never be consistently applied because most of the people in the FCC pushing the matter are also licensed Amateurs. Non Amateurs in the FCC could care less about this issue. Further, the guy who instigated this whole mess, Gary Hendrickson (a hardore Amateur himself), admitted at his deposition that the only reason they went after the Ranger radios, rather than Yaesu, Kenwood, etc., is because they are cheaper radios, so more likely to be bought by freebanders. The FCC people with knowledge on the subject know that this whole enforcement action is based on false premises. They just don't want to spend the time and money pursuing the people that are really violating the rules, i.e those transmitting on 10 meter without a license and those transmitting on frequencies in the freeband. The FCC could care less if people use 10 meter Amateur equipment on the CB, because with all the other garbage going on, a few extra watts of power is insignificant.
No. The FCC made a deliberate decision not to post it on the website or to publish it to the general public.
10 Meter radios and Circuit City
The cobra 150 and 200 are not CB Radios. They are 10 meter radios, and ARE exempt from the FCC tag for type acceptance. They are legal to sell, as long as they are represented as such.
It is my belief that the radio was made only to be converted to 11 meters just as Galaxy and Magnum radios are. This should prove interesting.
The cobra 150 and 200 are not CB Radios. They are 10 meter radios, and ARE exempt from the FCC tag for type acceptance. They are legal to sell, as long as they are represented as such.
It is my belief that the radio was made only to be converted to 11 meters just as Galaxy and Magnum radios are. This should prove interesting.