Yeah, the language thing could be worrysome, a little maybe. In the end,
wouldn't they be the one in trouble, as it's their transmitter using calls
heard on the air as ID? I suppose it's the best way to get caught real fast,
it sort of stinks to not be able to necessarily know who's "hot potato"
it'll be, the unlicensed person or the one who's call such a person uses.

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Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: concerns when transmitting in a hospital


> Message-Id:
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> John wrote,
>    >If he buys a ham radio, and transmits on the air with no license,
>    >he'll eventually get caught and believe me, the fines of late are
>    >nothing to laugh at. I *never* let anyone transmit form my station
>    >who doesn't have a license unless it's an event where it's
>    >permicable, or once looking for directions I let my father get on,
>    >because I knew he'd never get me in trouble. Beyond that though, I
>    >hardly even let anyone see my station, it's in my bedroom and the
>    >door is always shut, if I go away I lock it, all most people see is
>    >the HT's and I never let anyone even touch them. I just don't know
>    >anyone I trust that much to put them on the air.  9/11 though, I
>    >did use my phone patch on my HF stuff, but there again, that was a
>    >situation where I felt it was a good idea, it's sat there since.
> I"ll run phone patches for people on hf, have to debug some things but
> then I will again.
>
> i"ll let a third party speak into my radio equipment, so long as I can
> reach over and hit the off switch.  I warn parties on the phone if
> doing a patch that I will cut the connection the first sign of illegal
> language or activity.
>
> I don't run vox when doing patches, they have to do it the old way and
> say "over" at the end of their transmission.  I discuss the ground
> rules carefully before putting them on the air.
>
> My shack is also curently control room for my small audio production
> facility.  That's about the only thing I miss about our place in Iowa.
> THe audio production facility which must be seen by the public
> occasionally was separate there.  I'm doing work for clients however
> that get their material via fedEx overnight mostly however so I don't
> have to worry about the public being in my shack.  I've been asked by
> a couple of the homeboys if I'd produce rap artists and won't do it
> because I don't have my decent microphones under lock and key.
>
>
>
>
>
> Richard Webb
>
> Electric Spider Productions
> "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
>
> --- Benjamin Franklin, NOvember 1755 from the
> Historical review of Pennsylvania
>
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