On Fri, May 26, 2023 at 07:20 PM, Dennis wrote:
I would suggest that the type acceptance requirement for the amp would MANDATE that it not be usable on 60 meters since the maximum allowable transmit power on that band is 50 watts ERP.? ?Just like the 27mhz lockout is required.? Using this amp on 60 meters would be illegal.
Please find below an excerpt (highlighted
in bold/italic text for clarity
) from 47 CFR Part 97 (up to date as of 5/04/2023), page 45 of 52, for your consideration, Dennis.
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(i) ?No station may transmit with an effective radiated power (ERP) exceeding 100 W PEP on the 60 m band. For the purpose of computing ERP, the transmitter PEP will be multiplied by the antenna gain relative to a half-wave dipole antenna. A half-wave dipole antenna will be presumed to have a gain of 1 (0 dBd). Licensees using other antennas must maintain in their station records either the antenna manufacturer's data on the antenna gain or calculations of the antenna gain.
Accordingly, I believe the "50 watts ERP" so alluded to in your post has been superseded!
If 60M were a band available on the LA-1K amp (which it isn't), using the amp on the 60-Meter band
would be perfectly legal as long as a licensed amateur operator doesn't violate any and all pertinent parts of 47 CFR Part 97, as amended.
Oh btw, 60M capabilities are available on my KPA1500 amplifier (FCC ID: UTR-KPA1500) currently available from Elecraft, Inc.
Please feel free to visit my QRZ page to eyeball my Elecraft KPA1500 (next to my LA-1K) to see for yourself
60M can be selected by the push of the button
5 to the right of the button
AUX located on the lower left corner of the KPA1500.? "Band 5 MHz" appears briefly in the Status/Menu Display of the amp each time the amp is being switched to 60M.
73,
Ray
KJ5MI
