In a few words - Don't go there! - Sample FCC action enclosed.
hi guys im newer to cb i have had 2 for years used them but never knew why i wasnt getting any rx then i got out for a while till i started looking around on the net, anyways i have a uniden pc68ltw and a cobra 25 nw ltd that i am selling because i just got a cobra 29 nw wx st and i am possibly getting a 200 watt mosfet amp from my buddy and running it into a little wil i also just bought now what can i do for mods i have heard swing kit, modulation kits, finals but what do they mean and what could i combine to not over power the amp its not a high drive amp so my buddy said like 5 watts but i dont know what i can do. another guy i know said he has his cb set up so when he has no amp hooked up he can run higher watts and when he hooks up his amp he can lower the watts and let the amp do the work please explain to the rookie. also can power mic's be used with amps and mods or amps with modded radios
thank you
Reent FCC Action:
Notice of apparent liability for forfeiture AND ORDER
Adopted: November 1, 2011 Released: November 1, 2011
By the District Director, Tampa Office, South Central Region, Enforcement
Bureau:
I. Introduction
1. In this Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order ("NAL"),
we find that Michael W. Perry ("Mr. Perry") apparently willfully
violated section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
("Act"), and sections 95.409 and 95.411 of the Commission's rules
("Rules"), by operating a radio transmitter without the requisite
Commission authorization. We conclude that Mr. Perry is apparently
liable for a forfeiture in the amount of ten thousand dollars
($10,000). In addition, no later than thirty (30) calendar days from
the date of this NAL, Mr. Perry must submit a statement signed under
penalty of perjury that he is no longer engaged in unlicensed radio
operations.
II. BACKGROUND
2. On March 31, 2011, in response to a complaint of interference, agents
from the Enforcement Bureau's Tampa Office ("Tampa Office"), used
direction-finding techniques to locate the source of the interference
to a signal on Citizens Band ("CB") channel 28 (on frequency 27.2850
MHz), emanating from Mr. Perry's residence. The same day, agents from
the Tampa Office inspected Mr. Perry's CB station, which he admitted
to using earlier that day. The agents observed a non-certificated CB
transmitter and three linear amplifiers as part of Mr. Perry's CB
station. Mr. Perry admitted to the agents that two of the three linear
amplifiers were capable of generating a power output of 200 watts and
1,500 watts, respectively, and that he had never tested the third. The
agents observed that the transmitter and two of the amplifiers were
warm to the touch, indicating that the devices had been recently
operated.