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    From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to All Users on Mon Jan 8 16:01:00 2001
    I know that there is a section in Part 97 of the FCC Rules concerning RF Safety...and that it also is part of the license theory exams.

    I know that for VHF, the threshhold is 50 watts...however, the max power output I have is 45 watts in my shack. Is there a form or something I need to have in my shack, even though I'm below the RF Safety limits??

    Any comments would be appreciated.

    73,

    Daryl Stout, N5VLZ



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    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS, Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33.0)
  • From Bob Nocero@1:363/182 to Daryl Stout on Tue Jan 9 05:25:00 2001
    Are you transmitting 45 watts directly in your shack or through some sort of external antenna?

    I know that there is a section in Part 97 of the FCC Rules concerning
    RF Safety...and that it also is part of the license theory exams.

    I know that for VHF, the threshhold is 50 watts...however, the max
    power output I have is 45 watts in my shack. Is there a form or
    something I need to have in my shack, even though I'm below the RF
    Safety limits??

    Any comments would be appreciated.

    73,

    Daryl Stout, N5VLZ



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    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS, Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33.0)

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to Bob Nocero on Thu Jan 11 09:12:00 2001
    Are you transmitting 45 watts directly in your shack or through some sort of BN>external antenna?

    It's through a magmount in the shack. It basically is when my TNC keys up for
    maybe a second or two at a time to transmit packet. I don't use the amplifier (to get the 45 watts) when I'm using voice repeaters. But, at times, packet conditions in this area have been very poor (especially with some nodes down from power outages from the recent ice storms), that I need the extra power to get in.



    --- GTMail 1.26
    * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS, Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33.0)