[Antennas] Re: 50 mile cordless phone meters or miles???

Sun, 03 Feb 2002 13:14:39 -0500

Are you sure that the distance was not stated in METERS  50 meters would be 
about 150 feet.
Easily misinterpreted if the book said 50M.

Norm  N8NH

At 10:58 AM 2/3/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Please specify the location of this on eBay and copy it to:
>[email protected]  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
>
>
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