Western New York Repeater

[KB7MIB]

He never said it wasn't regulated. He explained the history of the input wattage vs output wattage.

John
Peoria, AZ

 

[Token]

Hello "Token"
we wherent talking about power on the cb but about the repeater thats on it, but your half right about the power on cb, This is what you can only do, and this is stated by the FCC:
<<<snip Part 95 FCC quotes>>>
so no amps aloud of yet.

Not to sound snippy, I don’t mean it that way, but just in case you have misunderstood what I posted, there is nothing half right about what I posted, it is all correct.

wska999 was talking about, in the part I quoted, the power limitation of a CB radio by regulation, and that was what I was responding to (wska999 also mentioned a maximum allowable communications distance, but I did not address that). The “5 Watt” limit (input power) on AM has been a “4 Watt” limit (output power) a long time, probably on the order of 40 years. That is a super minor point, but it was the focus of much of what I posted. I was just clarifying the difference between the old regulation and the new.

As for “no amps aloud as of yet” … what? I think you have mistaken part of what I said, I was not discussing external amplifiers, which are indeed not allowed in Part 95 CB service.

When I used the term “amplifier”, “final amplifier”, or “high linearity amplifier designs” in my posting I was talking about the final amplifier in a transmitter chain, wherever it may physically fall. Every CB (indeed essentially every transmitter that is more than a simple oscillator) has a “final amplifier” of some kind. In the case of a CB this amplifier is internal to the transceiver, but it is still called an amplifier or final amplifier. It may also be called a PA, Power Amplifier. External amplifiers are not allowed in CB, but internal amplifiers are a fact of every CB. It is those internal amps I was discussing.

It is the “Final Amplifier” that cause people to use terms like “the finals are probably toast” when discussing a CB that otherwise works but has no output power.

T!

 

[KB7MIB]

Sorry, double post. My phone is being annoying.

John
Peoria, AZ

 

[princeshyness]

sorry about that Token, i misread your first post, thought you stated something like can run what you want every you want on cb, I would have replied earlier, but didnt know this went to a 2nd page, been in a rush lately, work and more work.

I try to teach the guy on the radio, stop chasing db, easier to raise your antenna and cheaper that buying a big tube box, big tube boxes are to costly for so little gain.

Anyhow, I think we are getting off the title of this page. Any guys in NY use the repeater on this page?

 

[FiveFilter]

It doesn't sound like this repeater is useful or usable by anyone but a handful of folks who have been let in on the secrets.

I'm sure it's fun for those folks. Good for them.

However, I assume such a repeater is disallowed by FCC regulations?

 

[N4GIX]

However, I assume such a repeater is disallowed by FCC regulations?

That is correct. That doesn't mean some folks will just do whatever the heck they want anyway!

 

[princeshyness]

I dont think its any worse than running lots of power or any other rules that are broken daily on CB. I havent talk to a person of yet that runs there CB in legal limits, maybe more repeaters could help with this. there are less and less new Hams and CBer joining the radio, do to this, the spread of stations are more spread out over larger distance, this could help out with cost of start up of talking on the radio, and the less need of amps like on VHF and UHF bands. can join a click or group like these guys and have fun with out the major cost and bulky equipment. Might not be legal but does any cb'er really go by the rules? I think this is a great idea, I hope more start up repeaters on the CB, be nice to open them up by computer and talk in differ parts of the US. Other country's are already having CB repeaters, why are we always the last ones to catch up?