-=> Kent Timm wrote to Joe Delahaye <=-

 KT> I believe it would be legal to use a CB modified to run on 10 meters.
 KT> After all, ham radio is about expermenting and actually building radios
 KT> if one were so inclinded.

If you're a ham.  I think the OP was talking about the case where there was no
ham licence. :)

 KT> I wasn't addressing the legal aspect of anything, just  the techinal
 KT> ability to
 KT>  do it.  Sure some body could put a HF rig on the CB band, and turn the
 KT> power down to 4 watts and nobody would know it wasn't a CB, but that
 KT> not what people do that for, they use HF rigs because they can put out
 KT> lots of power with no amp needs, illegal yes, but it's doable.
 KT> But a CB on ham bands as long as it was done and used body somebody
 KT> with the proper class license (Advanced class in Canada) it would be
 KT> ok, just not a whole lot of power...

Yes, technically it can be done, legally no.  It would be nice if there was a
HF ham rig with legal CB transmit capabilities.  That would require automatic
reduction of power to 4(AM)/12(SSB)W, entering a channelised mode, only
allowing AM or SSB mode, and not allowing XIT functions, or any others (e.g.
repeater offset, split, etc) that change the Tx frequency.  Such a radio in a
mobile form factor would allow me to run 27 MHz in the car, since it could use
the same autotuner and antenna (which is actually a 9' CB whip) as the ham
bands.  These days, it would be trivial to include legal CB capabilities in a
ham rig.  I for one would find this a handy feature, especially in the car (one
less box to install).  Currently, I don't run 27 MHz at all, mainly because
I've run out of places to install the antenna, even though I have antennas that
_could_ run 27 MHz, if the radio would do it (legally).


... A Canadian? It's like an American, without the gun, with health care.
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