| (a) Any external RF power amplifier
(see �2.815 of the FCC Rules)
manufactured or imported for use at an
amateur radio station must be
certificated for use in the amateur
service in accordance with subpart J of
part 2 of the FCC Rules. No amplifier
capable of operation below 144 MHz may
be constructed or modified by a
non-amateur service licensee without a
grant of certification from the FCC.
Texas Star amplifiers do not have an
FCC type acceptance. You must modify
them from a CW transmitter to a linear
amplifier so this satisfies the
requirement #1 below and allows them to
be used by the licensed radio Amateur
only.
(b) The requirement of paragraph (a)
does not apply if one or more of the
following conditions are met:
(1) The amplifier is constructed or
modified by an amateur radio operator
for use at an amateur station.
(2) The amplifier was manufactured
before April 28, 1978, and has been
issued a marketing waiver by the FCC, or
the amplifier was purchased before April
28, 1978, by an amateur radio operator
for use at that operator's station.
(3) The amplifier is sold to an
amateur radio operator or to a dealer,
the amplifier is purchased in used
condition by a dealer, or the
amplifier
is sold to an amateur radio operator for
use at that operator's station.
(c) Any external RF power amplifier
appearing in the Commission's database
as certificated for use in the amateur
service may be marketed for use in the
amateur service.
[71 FR 66465, Nov. 15, 2006] |