A number of M3's in this area are QRV on 4 meters using the ASCOM SE550 this is a commercially prodeced transciever and not home constructed so our understanding is that they are OK for M3 use. Best regards to your friend and I hope he enjoys his amateur radio.

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Many thanks for info he has justordered a phillips fm 1100 from tetra coms. He is over the moon with the news the mistake was made by some one saying that his radio was reconstruction? and not allowed but its a comercial built and proffesionly programmed. so once again many thanks.within the next week their will be 5 stations on 4 metres in bradford(1)leeds(2)tadcaster(1)selby(1)once again many thanks 73s

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This text was taken from the AMATEUR RADIO (FOUNDATION) LICENCE
QUESTION AND ANSWER SHEET - July 2002

Q8. Could a home designed and built transmitter be used by a foundation licensee
if it is ‘signed off’ by an existing licensee?

A. No. The use of Home built transmitters (i.e. equipment constructed by the amateur
without using commercially produced kits) will not be allowed under the Foundation
licence. The reason for this is that to properly construct home build equipment, a
greater technical knowledge is required than the Foundation course would provide, and
there is a risk that the equipment may cause interference to other radio users.

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