[Milsurplus] 1905 Aircraft Radio

[J. Forster]

Not to me. I was just curious if it was banned by inclusion or omission.

Thanks,
-John

===============

> Ah hah!
>
> Avitron  models T-17/B and /H are specifically listed by the FCC as
> being
> unacceptable for use after 1 Jan 1997 -
>
> http://tinyurl.com/decertifiedradios
>
> I wasn't able to find an online copy of the FAA version of the list.
>
> Sometime between 1990 and 1995, perhaps earlier, the FAA sent
> out a notice containing a list of radios that were to be "decertified"
> due to change in channel spacing.  I vaguely remember this radio
> model being on that list.
>
> One of the reasons for the decertification was that with more
> closely spaced channels, a more narrow receiver bandwidth would
> be required.  It's very very doubtful I still have a copy of that
> FAA notice.
>
> Given the discussion thus far, does the date of the original notice
> actually matter?  After all, it was quite a time after 1905... lol
>
> Tom NU4G
>
> On 6/24/09, at 1:07 PM, J. Forster wrote:
>
>> Is it specifically listed or is it just omitted?
>>
>> -John
>>
>> ===========
>>
>>> The Avitron RT-17/b Radio is listed as being a no longer acceptable
>>> radio
>>> in an FCC 1997 bulliten. But what the hey 92-years would be fairly
>>> good
>>> service right?
>>> ---- jcoward5452 at aol.com wrote:
>>>
>>> =============
>>> Maybe it's supposed to be 1965?
>>> Jay
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Ray Fantini <rafantini at salisbury.edu>
>>> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
>>> Sent: Wed, Jun 24, 2009 6:41 am
>>> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] 1905 Aircraft Radio
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I can't believe you people, this radio is a rare example of someone
>>> resolving
>>> the problems of air to air and air to ground communications before
>>> the
>>> development of the modern airplane, perhaps it was intended for hot
>>> air
>>> balloon
>>> operations? This may be a military radio developed shortly after
>>> the Boer
>>> War to
>>> replace those cumbersome telegraph lines from observation balloons to
>>> ground.
>>> Not to mention that it is a example of the development of the DC to
>>> DC
>>> solid
>>> state inverter, miniature multi grid tubes and PVC covered wire a
>>> full
>>> fifty
>>> years before their commonly accepted development. This alone is
>>> worth the
>>> eighties grand! And this resolves once and for all the development
>>> of VHF
>>> AM
>>> operation well before the common use of long wave or HF frequencies.
>>> Ray Fantini KA3EKH
>>>
>>>
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