ORIGINAL: bruce88123
ORIGINAL: xrae
ORIGINAL: RCKen
It's illegal in the US for you to put a crystal in a transmitter without it being tuned by an authorized service center. You placing a crystal in a transmitter is the same as a user changing the crystal and is covered by FCC regulations. The penalties for doing can be as high as $10,000 per incident.
Ken
Thanks ken I'll make sure to send my controller in every time I want to switch from channel 54 to 56.
That's what the law requires. But laws are meant for other people, not you. Right???
Actually Bruce I did not know that it was a law. Part 15 which is what our transmitters fall under in the FCC is kind of fuzzy. Now that I do know I will have to send it in. I’ve seen hundreds if not thousands of people over the year’s change their crystals even at AMA events and never once thought or heard anything wrong about it. All I can say is I’m glad I have been informed and even more glad that I’ve switched 90% of my hanger to 2.4ghz with the last 10% due to be changed this next month. So yes to answer your question the law does apply to me.
One last thing Bruce some people on RCU wastes no opportunity to degrade JR equipment. Even if that means not being 100% informed or truthful about it. In the few short months I’ve been on RCU I’ve noticed this trend as clear as night and day. Personally I could careless what brand of radio anyone uses. At this point in time I choose to use JR a few years from now when I go to upgrade I might choose another brand. I have 0 brand loyalty and will always choose what suits me best. I will not degrade other brands based on erroneous information or because I think brand loyalty requires me to do so.