The problem is that its not the person changing the crystal that is affected, its the person on the adjacent channels that is at risk. We had this problem at our field, where one of the newbies changed transmitter crystals. Another person on an adjacent channel flew his plane by the transmitter and lost control of his $2500. aircraft, and it was eventually completely detroyed. The newbies transmitter was taken to a tech, who verified that the new crystal caused the frequency to bleed into the adjacent channel and most likely caused the accident. The newby payed restitution for the damage to the plane and engine. So, if you change crystals, you best make sure that your transmitter does not bleed into adjacent frequncies, or you may have a big price to pay! Moot
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> >It's really amaizing! Of all the responses to the original question, only
> >THREE of you even came close to answering it (out of 16 resposes). And BTW,
> >all three pretty much hit the nail on the head. The rest of you elected to
> >use this as yet another bicker session over the legality of owners changing
> >crystals in the US.
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> You presume those of us who chose to 'bicker' SAW the original query. >
> The earliest post I saw, or had access to, made the blanket statement
> that it is legal to change crystals in transmitters used in The Radio > Control Service.
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> It isn't, and I for one do tend to follow the rules.
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> Wouldn't want to put my FCC ticket in jeopardy for _any_ reason. >
> For all I care, you can stuff your crystals where the sun don't shine.