[Antennas] Re: 50 mile cordless phone?

[doc]

Please specify the location of this on eBay and copy it to: 
fccham@fcc.gov  They are taking this stuff seriously and 
will investigate.

There were some illegally imported and marketed long-
distance wireless phones on the 2m band that they busted
a while back.

73, doc kd4e

> I saw an ad for an "Extra Long Range 50-mile cordless phone"
> on Ebay. The set per the text can use an indoor antenna or
> something that looks like a UHF discone antenna for outside 
> use. Regardless of the outdoor antenna's gain, i do not see how,
> legally, the home unit can reach 50 miles to a handheld unit, even
> over a lake or desert plain, without its owner holding some kind of
> FCC license. 50 miles is a stretch for business band equipment,
> even when using power and higher antennas than presumably
> the homeowner would with this antenna. The seller was very 
> unhappy with me questioning the ad text and the legality of such
> an item. Your comments?
> Tnx, Hue Miller KA7LXY