Subj : Re: Wannbe HAM To : Joe Delahaye From : Tony Langdon Date : Tue Sep 20 2016 08:09 am -=> Joe Delahaye wrote to Tony Langdon <=- JD> Indeed. That is where that type approval comes into play Go out JD> of band, and no longer type approved. Some of them could also be JD> turned up some in power, but not by a lot. Yes, but that only applies to non amateur services here. So a modded CB is no longer type approved for CB, but perfectly legal for use in any amateur band it's capable of transmitting in (by a licenced ham, of course!). However, the use of land mobile HF radios (4WD clubs/RFDS) on the amateur bands does not voide their land mobile type approval, because this is not a mod, simply reprogramming by a dealer. In face Codan did make a HF radio that had ham VFO functionality. It was designed for the hams who travel the outback. They could have all of their remote area frequencies and the amateur bands in the one radio, and the VFO let them tune around the amateur bands freely. Similarly, Those with a commercial frequency and appropriate radio can get amateur frequencies programmed in as well, to save installing an additional radio. Can't go the other way and use your ham radio on the commercial frequency though. There's that type approval thing again. :) .... 100% of people who breathe, die. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49 * Origin: Freeway BBS - freeway.apana.org.au (3:633/410) .