I disagree. Since amateur radio operators can build their gear, ANY radio can be used so long as it's spectral purity and power output are within the established limits. (At least here in the USA) RoD KD0XX

--- On Wed, 6/10/09, Clint Bradford clintbrad4d@earthlink.net wrote:

From: Clint Bradford clintbrad4d@earthlink.net Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Way-OT: Re: Full Duplex HT's (Howard Kowall) (Ben Jackson) To: "Nigel Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF" nigel@ngunn.net Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 2:23 PM

The original post described a commercial HT ... operating WAY OUT of  the 2M and 440 amateur bands. For marketing and sales within the  United States, FCC certification is required.

Do people purchase non-FCC-certified commercial rigs and use them on  the amateur bands? Yes.

Is it legal to do so? No.

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