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1991-10-04
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Part 3 of 4
Just how accessible will the HTX202 be for the blind
ham? For one thing, there is no voice synthesizer for it.
Unfortunately as I've not had hands on experience with this
radio, I'll have to reserve comment for now.
For some this handheld may be a surprise due to its
size. If you want to stick two of them in your shirt pocket
or purse, you can't. I asked Ed Juge why the HTX202 isn't
pocket-sized like some other state of the art handhelds
today. "Well," he replied, "if you design it too small, I'm
not sure you can put everything in it you need to in order
to do the filtering on the front end of the receiver that
you want. Part of the problem is we were trying to make it
a very reasonably-priced machine, but miniaturization is
exceptionally expensive--the smaller they get, the more
expensive they get as a rule."
With this handheld being available through 7,000 Radio
Shack stores, what is the likelihood of their being
purchased for illegal activity? This has been an overriding
concern expressed by many hams. Juge anticipated the
question before I even asked it. "The question about people
being able to buy this radio at Radio Shack stores is the
same question we heard when we announced the HTX100 10-meter
radio. I answered ... 15 or 20 letters, even a petition
that specifically asked us not to sell it through all Radio
Shack stores, or if we did, to require proof of license.
The world did not come to an end on 10 meters. We didn't
ruin 10 meters ... I don't think I've heard anybody that I
could identify or I don't think anybody's told me they've
heard anybody using one illegally. The fact of the matter
is you can walk into any ham store in the country and buy
anything you want to without showing your license. They
might ask you what your call letters are, but those are easy
to make up. You can tell them you're buying this for your
brother for Christmas, but you don't remember his call sign.
Even if it's a Henry 3-K linear amplifier, they're not going
to argue with you.
Juge continues: "I tinkwe'v don mot totry to
insure tat hese things arenot sed illegally than anybody
else in the business. Twicein te ower'manal we tel
peple heyhave to havea lienseto tansmt onit. At
one lacein he manual wesay on' eventhik abut
ransmitting on it uness you have anFCC icee. i thlk
n eyry ad we've ever rn (een i theham ags) on the
HTX00 hat an FCC license s reuirh tonranmit. I don't
tinkI've d that said that from any of
the ham suppliers or manufacturms. In dr csalogit
peciicaty sys you mut hae a urrnt FC Am eurolicdse of te apropiateclas totranmit ith either oneaof hoseradrs--he gX10bor te HT202. Ouostore
personnel te under a direct rder romsenir management
(and its brought to their tenion hreeor our times a
year inperson and by oficil mmo) tat i thy knw or
even suspect that any customer is going to buy any product
f ors wth te inentin ofusir iton aillegal
fashion, they're to turn down the sale flat, as they could
be subject to disciplinary action including termination. If
appropriate, they could be subject to criminal prosecution
for violation of that rule."
Continued in part 4 of 4