[Boatanchors] H.R. 7157

[Jim Wiley]

Actually, this bill could still be a problem.  These questions need to 
be asked and answered before the bill becomes law, if it does: 


(1) How will amateur radio and other equipment that includes coverage of 
any of the "standard broadcast" bands (AM or FM) as an incidental part 
of the design be affected - this goes the the "general coverage" 
capabilities of many modern HF  and VHF transceivers, and most "scanners". 


(2) What about inexpensive (less than $15.00 retail) AM and FM sets - 
will the additions required to receive satellite and / or digital 
transmissions make them uneconomical to market? 


(3) what about "toy" radios (i.e. crystal sets)  sold to youngsters as 
educational kits ? 


(4)  What about aircraft ADF sets - are these still used? 


(5) same for marine ADF or DF receivers 


(6) how about units where radio reception is not the primary function,. 
but is included as a secondary function, such as cassette tape players 
and CD players?   What about clock radios, and coffee pots that include 
a radio, or a weather alert receiver that includes an AM radio, or an 
emergency radio/flashlight combo  - what is the primary function and 
what are auxiliary functions - who decides? 


And finally, (7) will exemptions be granted for classes of sets - such 
as those fitting items 1 thru 6 above?   Inquiring minds want to know!


- Jim, KL7CC



Roscoe Primrose wrote:
> People should inform themselves before just passing things along. The 
> ACTUAL text of the bill says:
>
> "Require that apparatus shipped in interstate commerce or manufactured 
> in the United States that is designed to receive signals broadcast in 
> both the satellite digital audio radio service and the terrestrial AM 
> or FM radio broadcast service be equipped with technology that is 
> capable of receiving and playing digital radio signals as transmitted 
> by terrestrial AM or FM stations.’’
>
> Roscoe,
> AJ4LL
>