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[quote]The civilian full legal limit is 4 watts, but you can find people who will bump that up by 11 watts giving you 15 watts of output.


And those guys would be performing ILLEGAL modifications.

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You mean my old tweaked to 11+ watt, Radio Shack SSB unit with the cheater switch for extra channels, pre-amp mike and 250 watt linear could be <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" /> ILLEGAL? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />

(...and before anybody overreacts into a holier-than-thou rant, this is a leftover rig from the '70's when I'd go waaaay out in the boonies. Back then you needed those features to survive. Now that the boonies have become neighborhoods and malls, I haven't cranked up that old radio in 20+ years except for an occasional radio check.)

If you go to the Zoo, always take something to feed the animals - even if the signs say "Do Not Feed The Animals". It wasn't the animals that put up those signs!