Re: Are hams allowed to repair or modify mains-powered equip
Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 10:41 am
Owen
I fully understand the argument that foundation operators should upgrade or die - however that is not the matter of debate. One should also consider that there are a number of people that are not licensed to operate radios that actually do design and code the required software for SDR's - the subject of my post was that technology may have surpassed the regulations. As to kits as mentioned in one of the posts - the regulations and the Act does not stop anyone licensed or not from building or modding a radio - it simply stops them from operating it - so a foundation operator can purchase a kit and build it but he can't operate it but the silly aspect of the regulations is that he can give it to a Standard operator who can operate it. However a pimply teenager who understands the mathematics required to program a SDR interface can go and code it and give it to a foundation operator to use on his SDR . So we should think more about updating the regulations and the Act
john
I fully understand the argument that foundation operators should upgrade or die - however that is not the matter of debate. One should also consider that there are a number of people that are not licensed to operate radios that actually do design and code the required software for SDR's - the subject of my post was that technology may have surpassed the regulations. As to kits as mentioned in one of the posts - the regulations and the Act does not stop anyone licensed or not from building or modding a radio - it simply stops them from operating it - so a foundation operator can purchase a kit and build it but he can't operate it but the silly aspect of the regulations is that he can give it to a Standard operator who can operate it. However a pimply teenager who understands the mathematics required to program a SDR interface can go and code it and give it to a foundation operator to use on his SDR . So we should think more about updating the regulations and the Act
john