-=> Joe Delahaye wrote to Kent Timm <=-   
      
    JD> It was not, and still is not, legal to modify a CB, as it was not type   
    JD> certified for anything other then what it was built for.  Yes, Ham   
    JD> Radio is about experimenting, but that is not part of it unfortunately.   
      
   I would be very surprised about this.  Modding CBs for 10m was a popular way to   
   enter the hobby once upon a time.  I was led to believe US type approval was   
   for gear that was _sold_ as ham gear, but hams could build or modify anything   
   they wanted to, provided they met the technical specs.  And a modded CB is fair   
   game.   
      
   I would be _very_ surprised if a modded CB was illegal to use on the ham bands,   
   with the possible exception of UK and Aussie Foundation licensees - who   
   certainly couldn't modify one legally, and probably not use one someone else   
   modded either.   
      
      
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