[Boatanchors] H.R. 7157

[Jim Wiley]

OK,  apparently I misunderstood - even after reading it twice.   I 
thought it said  either  / or  instead of both.   I shall go back to  
something less challenging now.


- Jim, KL7CC



Roscoe Primrose wrote:
> Read it again.  It says: "designed to receive signals broadcast in 
> *both* the satellite digital audio radio service and the terrestrial 
> AM or FM radio broadcast service".  So, for 1,2,3,4,5, & 6 these 
> radios don't receive signals in the satellite digital radio service, 
> so it doesn't apply.
>
> Roscoe
> AJ4LL
>
> On 10/6/08 3:45 PM, Jim Wiley wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>>
>
>
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> "When the government fears the people, there is liberty.
> When the people fear the government, there is tyranny."
> --Thomas Jefferson 
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