I wonder what they charge for those high powered amps. Do you think the scam is that they work at all? no amplification? Perhaps just a large electronic load? Or is the scam just that they are sold to the CBers and against regulations?
Some years back, there were often Youtube videos of CB high power "shoot outs".
It seems they don't measure power at all at these events, but instead, measure the level of signal received by a receiver some distance away.
I suppose that is fair, as someone with a functional antenna would then be rewarded for that.
Another thing which probably makes for a "level playing field" is if they are all equally deluded about their alleged power levels!
I wonder how many hams introduce themselves, not just by their call sigh but with their license. I am stating to notice that more time they spend leaning the regulations.
Billy Jim Bob Jr, KQEXVT, Extraclass
That seems pretty much non-existent in Oz.
Back in the day, you could work out the licence class by the callsign, if you cared enough to bother, but now, they are all "chucked into a big bucket", & you might get anything!
I guess it carries weight within the inner circle but to me, I equate with someone with a high degree as a nutritionist referring to themselves as a Dr.
In fairness, if they have a Doctor's degree in their subject, they are entitled to use it.
After all, we have Doctors of Divinity, Political Science, & so on.
Many medicos in Oz are not MDs, but "Bachelors of Medicine"!