Q Steve, N6PHX, asks, “What are the rules governing the use of a ham transceiver outside the amateur bands? Can one use an amateur transceiver on CB, for example?”
A You can only use radios that have been FCC certified for use in the service for which they are intended. That makes it illegal to use a ham transceiver on CB, for example, because a ham rig is not FCC certified for use as a CB radio.
From QST September 2000
