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Rick wrote:

Bruce in Alaska wrote:

All Part 80 Radio Equipemnt MUST be Type Accepted, by the FCC for use
under any Part 80 License. As part of the Type Acceptance Process
the OEM must show Power Output as well as other aspects of the Technical
Specifacations for the Equipment. Any change in Power Output by
addition of an external amplifier would VOID the Type Acceptance
for the equipment, because they were not Type Accepted as a Total
System. ... and therefor Actionable by an FCC Field Agent, if he so
chooses to do so when he finds the equipment.

Interesting, but does all the voluntary station equipment have to meet
Part 80 requirements?

Icom used to make a "power booster" a little 1W in 25W out VHF amplifier
for their ML25 handheld and if I recall correctly it was only Part 15
qualified. It was sold by all the best yachtie stores.


Having a NON Type Accepted system installed and connected
to an antenna, and Power is not within the rules of Part 80,

If it isn't powered up and delivering more than 50 watts to the antenna
then it is just another part of the feedline and, like coax, isn't
certified in any event.

Could be wrong but since I am not going to waste time or money playing
such stupid games it is academic ... 8-)

Rick


Any installed Equipment on a US Flagged vessel, that transmits on Part
80 Frequencies, MUST be Type Accepted. Voluntary Equipped Vessels are
still Licensed by the FCC. They are just covered under a "Blanket
License" that applies to all Noncommercial Vessels that DONOT leave
US Territorial Waters. CB Radios, FRS Radios, and a few others are also
covered by similat "Blanket Licenses". These "Blanket Licenses" also
REQUIRE Type Accepted Equipment.

The Part 80 50 Watt limit is not for Vessels but for Maritime Mobile
Public and Private Coast Stations, and is a specifc exemption from the
Power Limitations Rules, where the Power is allowed to be measured at
the Antenna Feedpoint rather than at the output of the Transmitting
Equipemnt. This allows for a coast Station not to count the feedline
loss into the Maximum Power Output calculation. No other Radio Service
that I am aware of has this type of Rule.

The Icom Power booster WAS Type Accepted as a SYSTEM with most of the
Marine Icom Handhelds that were being sold at the time it was sold.
Check the FCC Type Acceptance Publication and see for your self.

If the amp is in the feedline and connected to Power, it is concidered
to be OPERATIONL, if it is turned on or not, and not just part of the
feedline.

Bruce in alaska
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