On February 26, 2010 the FCC issued a Notice of Violation to Hutton's CB for using an amplifier with its CB radio.Hutton's CB The FCC's rules limit to four watts the amount of power that a CB can transmit with. The rules allow CBers to transmit up to about 150 miles. The problem is that a 4 watt CB won't transmit more than about 10 miles except in extraordinary conditions.
Apparently, Hutton's decided that to get its signal out there it needed more power. So it added an amplifier to boost the power of the CB to about 80 watts. Problem is that using an amplifier with a CB is strictly forbidden. There are no loopholes here folks.
Fortunately for Hutton's, the FCC screwed it up by issuing a Notice of Violation. Perhaps the FCC does not know what its own rules provide, but a NOV cannot be issued unless someone is violating the terms of his license. No license is required for CB. The FCC should have issued a Citation instead of a NOV. As we previously discussed, the FCC cannot issue a fine unless it firsts issues a formal Citation. Hutton's catches a break here.
