[Elecraft] Amplifier

[Mel Farrer]

The FCC loves to question the logical and pass others.  I have applied for and gotten more than a few experimental licenses that let me do things the FCC would otherwise reject????
Go figure.

Mel

--- On Wed, 8/11/10, Brett Howard <brett at livecomputers.com> wrote:

From: Brett Howard <brett at livecomputers.com>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Amplifier
To: "Tim Tucker" <ae6lx at worldwidedx.com>
Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 3:20 PM

Actually its my work to design and get products through these types of
regulations so I tend to like to know how these different rules work
and how people cope with them.  If its not your thing great that's why
there are people like me.

~Brett (N7MG)

On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Tim Tucker <ae6lx at worldwidedx.com> wrote:
> The FCC Certified it, so who cares?  If you spend all your time trying to
> figure out why our government has rules that it routinely ignores, you're
> going to drive yourself crazy.
>
> The speed limit on the national highway system is 75mph.  Yet the NTSB has
> no problem with manufacturers that sell cars that go twice that fast.
> Meanwhile, you're surprised that the FCC ignores the 15db gain rule?
> Really?  Anyone could come up with a thousand examples.
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Brett Howard <brett at livecomputers.com>wrote:
>
>> Why be sorry I'm only wondering... I'd thought that over 15dB of gain
>> was against the rules.  10W is 40dBm thus +15dBm is 55dBm or a little
>> over 300Watts.
>>
>> Lyle's aforementioned 35 watts would be 45dBm +15 gives you 60dBm
>> which the KPA500 aint a gonna do...  Guess the KPA500 is probably only
>> going to provide around 12dB of gain.  While if your measurements are
>> correct the SPE Expert 1K-FA is giving you 17dB of gain.
>>
>> Not challenging you I was just wondering.
>>
>> ~Brett (N7MG)
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 5:58 PM, W4GRJ <w4grj at satterfield.org> wrote:
>> > The Expert 1K-FA is FCC Certified.....maybe my meter is not accurate
>> >
>> > In any event, I am sorry I ever commented on this reflector with such
>> > responses.
>> >
>> > Jack
>> > W4GRJ
>> >
>> >
>>
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