To the Board: W1ZR, see below, thinks we should chime in on the amplifier gain rule. I believe he's talking about the petition filed by N3JT on behalf of (perhaps it was) an Italian amplifier manufacturer. Full disclosure, N3JT has been co-counsel with me in a couple of cases when I was ill a few years back and is a close friend. He has also been VERY helpful w/r/t the drafting of our AREPA bill. As I recall, the original rule was designed to dampen the market for 5 watt to 500 watt-1KW CB amplifiers. Should I recuse myself? Should ARRL adopt the Joel Hallas, W1ZR, position? Is this a Board matter? Or does it go to PSC? Fred Hopengarten, Esq. K1VR Six Willarch Road Lincoln, MA 01773 781.259.0088, k1vr@arrl.org New England Director cid:a4a12f0b-0468-4a39-b953-31b2a3da8564 Serving ME, NH, VT, MA, RI and CT From: Hallas, Joel W1ZR [mailto:jhallas@arrl.org] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 1:30 PM To: Hopengarten, Fred, K1VR, (Dir, NE) Subject: Suggested ARRL Position on FCC Amplifier Power Limit Fred, I think it is time to push the FCC to drop its rule about amplifier gain. I believe that the current limitation of a max gain of 13 dB no longer serves a purpose and results in lower performance of amplifiers, and thus excessive size, weight and cost of amateur equipment. Any thoughts? Thanks. GL & 73, Joel Joel R. Hallas, W1ZR Contributing Editor, QST ARRL, The National Association for Amateur Radio -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
