[Hallicrafters] Amplifiers on 27 mc

Wed May 31 20:33:35 EDT 2006

  Glen
OK I just wanted to stick with the commercial sales at hand...and we agree 
they cannot be sold.

I agree and have contacted the FCC regarding the open illegal sale of 
amplifiers on Ebay. Ebay's method for reporting such illegal sales is 
obviously intended to not allow compliance with the law, or greatly inhibit 
reporting and appropriately stopping the sales and Ebay should be held 
accountable. Each item needs to be reported and  then forget Federal law " 
if Ebay policy is not violated". how can policy usurp Federal law????.. In 
any event the FCC needs to close down these illegal shops selling in the 
open, such as D and J Electronics selling 41 different types of illegal 
amplifiers and so called " 10 meter radios ".

I do disagree with you and the FCC has too regarding so called export only 
sales... the regulation does not permit  this in its present interpretation.
73 Tim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
To: <amfone at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Amplifiers on 27 mc

> If we are talking about commercial outlets you are
> correct in the fact that only new certified amplifiers
> may be sold by them for use in the United States and
> poesessions.  Where used amplifiers are concerned then
> those can be sold to licensed amateurs by bonified
> amateur radio dealers.  However, the amplifier must
> certainly meet the technical specifications set forth
> in 47 CFR Part 97 if it is put on the air by a
> licensed amateur radio operator.
>
> As for importing:  An individual may import any
> amplifier whether or not it is certified for their
> personal use (of course only a licensed amateur radio
> operator would probably qualify as being able to
> actually use the amplifier).  Now a commercial outlet
> cannot import such amplifiers for resale in the United
> States or poesessions.  They can import and resell
> such amplifiers if they are exported to other
> countries.
>
> So if we are talking only about commercial outlets
> then it is most certainly true that a NEW amplifier
> sold for use in the United States and posessions MUST
> be certified.  Where USED amplifiers are concerned the
> sale of a non-certified amplifier by a commercial
> outlet must be made to a licensed amateur radio
> operator (per 47 CFR Part 97).
>
> Now where individuals are concerned (and I definitely
> mean a true individual, not some garage shop, etc.,
> which are really a commercial outlet) then sales
> between any individuals is legal.
>
> As for those companies who routinely market
> non-certified amplifiers for 11 meter, freeband, etc.,
> use they have gotten away with "murder" for decades.
> I definitely would like to see those operations closed
> down.  Now, once-in-a-while, some small operation does
> get some attention from the FCC.  But, the FCC really
> needs to take a couple of weeks and shut down these
> type of companies.
>
> Now, any licensed amateur radio operator may
> construct, modify, etc., ONE amplifier of ONE
> particular DESIGN every calendar year.  He/she could
> make one on December 31 and then make another on 1
> January and be completely legal.  Also, if the design
> is different they can build any number of amplifiers
> (modify also if the model number is different) during
> a calendar year.  Thus it is possible for any one
> person to actually build quite a number of amplifiers
> during the year.  Although probably not in the "spirit
> of the law", but in the "letter of the law", this
> change in design could invlove only a very slight
> difference in the circuit.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
>
> --- amfone at sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
> First no commercial firm can sell this amplifier as a
> new unused amplifier legally to any one including a
> licensed radio amateur. The sale of the amplifier and
> many things prior to this are illegal . First the
> amplifier is not FCC Certified, as I am writing only
> on those firms who make amplifiers which have not met
> the standards to be FCC Certified. Second no one can
> legally import such an amplifier, advertise it for
> sale or of course make such an amplifier. If AEA sells
> it or advertises it or imports it all would be in
> violation of federal law even before the point of
> sale.
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> Glen, K9STH
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