[Heathkit] AT-1 question

[Larry WA9VRH]

Then maybe replying to the person directly that opened this Pandora's box 
would have been a better choice?

Instead of making it such a big issue....  Which is senseless drivel.

Larry WA9VRH


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glen Zook" <gzook at yahoo.com>
To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>; "David Goncalves" <davegoncalves at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] AT-1 question


> Not really.  The field intensity of such signals are limited by FCC 
> regulations.  Depending on the quality of the installation it is very easy 
> to exceed those radiation limits.  It is very difficult for one to 
> actually meet the requirements in field radiation without some stringent 
> adherence to the quality of the equipment used.  It would require things 
> like double shielded coaxial cable, a very "tight" dummy load, extreme 
> shielding on the signal generator (in this case the AT-1), and so forth.
>
> In the "real world", with all the "stuff" on the 11 meter band, probably 
> no one would notice the signal.  However, since amateur radio has 
> definitely been declared to be "self policing" the FCC has "assumed" that 
> when an amateur radio operator publicly proposes a questionable operation 
> then it is proper for other amateur radio operators to call it to 
> attention that such operation would be illegal.
>
> In my opinion, the person who started this thread would have been better 
> served to just do it instead of calling it to everyone's attention.  By 
> doing so just opens Pandora's box.
>
> Glen, K9STH
>
> Website:  http://k9sth.com
>
>
> --- On Tue, 1/27/09, David Goncalves <davegoncalves at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Practically, it isn't true. You can transmit anything you want into a 
> dummy load, because excepting local leakage from the circuit, the design 
> intent is for no emission to occur. That the FCC rule states that it is? 
> Poor writing of the law, and impossible to enforce. Go ahead and transmit 
> anything you want into a dummy load.
>
>
>
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