Subj : Re: Wannbe HAM To : Kent Timm From : Tony Langdon Date : Sun Sep 18 2016 04:54 pm -=> Kent Timm wrote to Joe Delahaye <=- KT> I believe it would be legal to use a CB modified to run on 10 meters. KT> After all, ham radio is about expermenting and actually building radios KT> if one were so inclinded. If you're a ham. I think the OP was talking about the case where there was no ham licence. :) KT> I wasn't addressing the legal aspect of anything, just the techinal KT> ability to KT> do it. Sure some body could put a HF rig on the CB band, and turn the KT> power down to 4 watts and nobody would know it wasn't a CB, but that KT> not what people do that for, they use HF rigs because they can put out KT> lots of power with no amp needs, illegal yes, but it's doable. KT> But a CB on ham bands as long as it was done and used body somebody KT> with the proper class license (Advanced class in Canada) it would be KT> ok, just not a whole lot of power... Yes, technically it can be done, legally no. It would be nice if there was a HF ham rig with legal CB transmit capabilities. That would require automatic reduction of power to 4(AM)/12(SSB)W, entering a channelised mode, only allowing AM or SSB mode, and not allowing XIT functions, or any others (e.g. repeater offset, split, etc) that change the Tx frequency. Such a radio in a mobile form factor would allow me to run 27 MHz in the car, since it could use the same autotuner and antenna (which is actually a 9' CB whip) as the ham bands. These days, it would be trivial to include legal CB capabilities in a ham rig. I for one would find this a handy feature, especially in the car (one less box to install). Currently, I don't run 27 MHz at all, mainly because I've run out of places to install the antenna, even though I have antennas that _could_ run 27 MHz, if the radio would do it (legally). .... A Canadian? It's like an American, without the gun, with health care. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49 * Origin: Freeway BBS - freeway.apana.org.au (3:633/410) .