Subj : Re: Wannbe HAM
To   : Joe Delahaye
From : Tony Langdon
Date : Tue Sep 20 2016 08:09 am

-=> Joe Delahaye wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

JD> Indeed.  That is where that type approval comes into play <G>  Go out
JD> of band, and no longer type approved.  Some of them could also be
JD> turned up some in power, but not by a lot.

Yes, but that only applies to non amateur services here.  So a modded CB is no
longer type approved for CB, but perfectly legal for use in any amateur band
it's capable of transmitting in (by a licenced ham, of course!).

However, the use of land mobile HF radios (4WD clubs/RFDS) on the amateur bands
does not voide their land mobile type approval, because this is not a mod,
simply reprogramming by a dealer.  In face Codan did make a HF radio that had
ham VFO functionality.  It was designed for the hams who travel the outback.
They could have all of their remote area frequencies and the amateur bands in
the one radio, and the VFO let them tune around the amateur bands freely.

Similarly, Those with a commercial frequency and appropriate radio can get
amateur frequencies programmed in as well, to save installing an additional
radio.  Can't go the other way and use your ham radio on the commercial
frequency though.  There's that type approval thing again. :)


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