Re: Re: Wannbe HAM
  By: Tony Langdon to Joe Delahaye on Sun Sep 18 2016 17:00:00

 JD>> It was not, and still is not, legal to modify a CB, as it was not
 JD>> type certified for anything other then what it was built for.  Yes,
 JD>> Ham Radio is about experimenting, but that is not part of it
 JD>> unfortunately. 

 TL> I would be very surprised about this. Modding CBs for 10m was a popular
 TL> way to enter the hobby once upon a time. I was led to believe US type
 TL> approval was for gear that was _sold_ as ham gear, but hams could build or
 TL> modify anything they wanted to, provided they met the technical specs. And
 TL> a modded CB is fair game.

Although it was likely done, in this country it is not only frowned upon, it
will likely get you confiscation of the rig, and a big fine.


 TL> I would be _very_ surprised if a modded CB was illegal to use on the ham
 TL> bands, with the possible exception of UK and Aussie Foundation licensees -
 TL> who certainly couldn't modify one legally, and probably not use one
 TL> someone else modded either.

Well be prepared to be surprised then.  Modding a CB IS illegal here, although
it likely still is done.  You can only go to the very low end of 10 meters if
Iremember correctly, and some of that is out of band for both 27 Mhz and 10
Meters
--- SBBSecho 3.00-Win32