 neonhomerKK4BFNPremium
join:2004-01-27
Edgewater, FL
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| Speaking of CB.... Okay... Since DSLR decided to go April Fool on us, let me ask this...
Why don't they have a radio, similar to the Yaesu FT-857D (and other variants), that have 11m built into them? With all of the computer control, it would be easy to get the radio to drop to 4w AM for those of us who still use CB, but don't want to have two radios in their vehicle.
The only thing I could think of is CB isn't popular enough with amateurs to incorporate it. That and since the radio would be capable of 100w, the urge to crank the radio up in 11m would be overwhelming for some...
If the radio was type accepted for amateur use, wouldn't it be accepted for 11m, or could the radio be dual type accepted?
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 John GaltForward, MarchPremium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
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 drjimPremium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
Long Beach, CA
kudos:3
 ·Verizon FiOS
| reply to neonhomer
Well, for one, the market would be too small. YaeComWood couldn't make much money on it, so I doubt they'd even consider it.
And they'd have to make sure it was REALLY tamper-proof, driving up the cost even further.
As far as dual type-acceptance, that would be for the FCC to decide, and with the glut of 100+ Watt "10 Meter" radios out there, I really don't think they'd be disposed to allow it.
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moes
join:2009-11-15
Indianapolis, IN Reviews:
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| reply to neonhomer
I can picture this know, we've already got some skips here where i live that can totally keydown anybody and they can be heard for most of the state. I'd hate to see what would happen if they were given the ability to have a really fancy unit like this. |
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 SmokChsrWho let the magic smoke out?Premium
join:2006-03-17
Saint Augustine, FL | reply to neonhomer
I don't have a 10M radio but I thought that's what they all did already.. Well not the 4W part.. |
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drjimPremium,MVM
join:2000-06-13
Long Beach, CA
kudos:3 | Some of them are very easy to modify (cut the green wire), and have features more for CB (roger beeps, echo chambers) than for Amateur radio use.
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 DrStrangeTechnically feasiblePremium
join:2001-07-23
West Hartford, CT
kudos:1 | reply to neonhomer
The way the respective FCC rules [Parts 95 and 97] are written, amateur radio is amateur radio and CB is CB, and never the twain shall meet.
In practice, I've seen a lot of amateur equipment with 11m capability. It's just not legal to transmit on CB using amateur equipment, even at 4W. |
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