[Boatanchors] Legal To Sell Or Not?

[manualman at juno.com]

My wife, who does not have a amateur license can walk into any amateur
radio store and buy a $10K Icom or Yaesu transceiver. It's been one of my
dreams for the last 40 years.
Civilians need (non- emergency - end of the world) an operating license
in order to operate a transmitting device unless the transmitter falls
under the FCC "no license required" class.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:10:17 -0500 "Duane Fischer, W8DBF"
<dfischer at usol.com> writes:
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I just finished 'watching' a program on television that showed a 
> pawn shop 
> owner purchasing a WW2 portable communications set. Possibly used by 
> "Coast 
> Watchers" or spies for the Americans or British agents.
> 
> It received and sent Morse Code. I assume it was xtal controlled. 
> Since it 
> was used by the military, would it not be illegal for civilians to 
> send CW 
> with it nowadays?
> 
> I am wondering; is it legal for the owner of a business to sell 
> radio 
> equipment capable of transmitting voice or CW signals to a buyer who 
> is not 
> licensed to operate such equipment? Even if licensed, what about the 
> set 
> being configured to transmit on restricted military frequencies?
> 
> I am counting on those of you much wiser and experienced then many 
> of us to 
> clarify this issue. Thanks in advance for your enlightenment.
> 
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
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