what is required to change crystal - from FCC

W4JLE · 2004-02-12T07:04:05+00:00

From time to time I have seen that some magical annoiting must proceedlegality to change a crystal. Turns out not only can you change a crystal,but if you want to change every componet in your R/C transmitter - Yourlegal,The following is from the FCC website as to what services are exempted fromrequiring a commercial license to maintain a transmitter:You do NOT need a commercial radio operator license to operate, repair, ormaintain any of the following types of stations:Two-way land mobile radio equipment, such as that used by police and firedepartments, taxicabs and truckers, businesses and industries, ambulancesand rescue squads, local, state, and federal government agencies.******************************************Personal radio equipment used in the Citizens Band, Radio Control, andGeneral Mobile radio services.***********Emphisis added ********************Auxiliary broadcast stations, such as remote pickup stations.Domestic public fixed and mobile radio systems, such as mobile telephonesystems, cellular systems, rural radio systems, point-to-point microwavesystems, multipoint distribution systems, etc.Stations that operate in the Cable Television Relay Service.Satellite stations, both uplink and downlink of all types.