Today we explore one of the burning questions that CB radio operators who are also hams often ask - can you have a CB radio and ham radio in one radio, legally? I explain the rules behind CB radio and how they work with the rules on ham radio.
0:00 Pre-Intro summary
0:30 Introduction and the question
1:20 CB radio history
3:10 amateur radio compared to CB
3:50 FCC enforcement of CB
4:35 CB radios masquerading as 10 meter ham radios
5:26 11 meter government frequencies
5:55 Transceiver Certification restrictions
6:27 Modified ham radios
6:38 enforcement?
7:23 Rules relating to amplifiers
7:33 Certification not required for ham equipment
8:37 Description of cb amplifiers
8:53 LDMOS amplifiers
9:07 comparison to amplifier rules in other countries
9:45 FCC limits on amplifier gain and amplifier rules
11:54 petitions to change the rules and waivers
12:31 wrapup
12:44 end card