[Elecraft] Six-meter scanning

[Graham Kimbell (G3TCT)]

Given that the FCC has no jurisdiction outside the US, can we non-US guys be
given a fix for this?  And what's so wrong about scanning outside ham bands
anyway - I've been listening to band 1 TV carriers for decades!

Graham

>David Woolley (E.L) wrote


> Wes Stewart wrote:
> > There was some talk about it being an FCC limitation. However, (other
> > than receivers that cover the cellular phone bands, with their own
> > special limitations) the pertinent regulation seems to be covered in 47
> > CFR 15.5 (definitions) where I read:
>
> My understanding is that the problem is that they have to prove to the
> FCC that scanning is disabled outside the amateur band, and there is a
> cost in doing this.  I imagine they would have to repeat the process
> every time they issued new firmware.
>