North Carolina Law Targets Illegal CBérs

C-B operators in North Carolina have something new to worry about. This as state law bans the use of illegal 11 meter radio gear such as frequency sliders and high power amps.

The law makes it a Class 3 misdemeanor for a person to use Citizens radio equipment that is not specifically authorized by the FCC. Gear such as export only and C-B sets easily modifiable for out of band operation would be two categories the law covers in addition to external power amps.

The measure known as North Carolina Article 15, Section 62-328 is very narrowly crafted so as to target only the users of illegal 11 meter gear. It exempts anyone who operates two way radios under the authority of Title 47, Section 302a of the United States Code of Federal Regulations, which is just about anyone other than an 11 meter operator.

Now, heres the kicker. The law has been on the books since December of 2004 but it only became known in the ham radio communitty very recently. This was when its text was published in the latest issue of Repeater Journal magazine. (Repeater Journal)

source: Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1452