-=> Kent Timm wrote to Joe Delahaye <=-   
      
    KT> I believe it would be legal to use a CB modified to run on 10 meters.   
    KT> After all, ham radio is about expermenting and actually building radios   
    KT> if one were so inclinded.   
      
   If you're a ham.  I think the OP was talking about the case where there was no   
   ham licence. :)   
      
    KT> I wasn't addressing the legal aspect of anything, just  the techinal   
    KT> ability to   
    KT>  do it.  Sure some body could put a HF rig on the CB band, and turn the   
    KT> power down to 4 watts and nobody would know it wasn't a CB, but that   
    KT> not what people do that for, they use HF rigs because they can put out   
    KT> lots of power with no amp needs, illegal yes, but it's doable.   
    KT> But a CB on ham bands as long as it was done and used body somebody   
    KT> with the proper class license (Advanced class in Canada) it would be   
    KT> ok, just not a whole lot of power...   
      
   Yes, technically it can be done, legally no.  It would be nice if there was a   
   HF ham rig with legal CB transmit capabilities.  That would require automatic   
   reduction of power to 4(AM)/12(SSB)W, entering a channelised mode, only   
   allowing AM or SSB mode, and not allowing XIT functions, or any others (e.g.   
   repeater offset, split, etc) that change the Tx frequency.  Such a radio in a   
   mobile form factor would allow me to run 27 MHz in the car, since it could use   
   the same autotuner and antenna (which is actually a 9' CB whip) as the ham   
   bands.  These days, it would be trivial to include legal CB capabilities in a   
   ham rig.  I for one would find this a handy feature, especially in the car (one   
   less box to install).  Currently, I don't run 27 MHz at all, mainly because   
   I've run out of places to install the antenna, even though I have antennas that   
   _could_ run 27 MHz, if the radio would do it (legally).   
      
      
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