This is very good info. As good ham operators, we should obey the rules
whether other ham operators do or not. It is not what we can get by with but
whether it is right or wrong.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 8:51 PM
Subject: Re: exam
> Tamas:
> just because you are not, so you think, being monitored, does not make the
> action legal in the eyes of the law.
> This head set you use is rather illegal in the US and all of north america
> This is the sort of thing that you could potentially get into trouble for
> using since the 414 MHZ band happens to fall into the area where essential
> public communications happens. Just because your receiver can only
> receive
> up to 125 feet doesn't mean a very sensative external antenna from several
> miles away could not pick up these signals.
> An fcc portible monitoring vehicle with directional antennas and very
> sensative receiving equipment could probably very easily pick up these
> transmitions from well off your property.
> As an amateur radio operater, you are responsible for good operating
> practice and for obeying the laws and regulations of both the amateur
> radio
> hobby and those set out for other frequencies.
> If your intention is to deliberately break these laws and regulations then
> your are not living up to what you agreed to when you wrote your exam.
> Claiming that you didn't know about the laws will not hold up either
> because
> as a licensed amateur, you are supposed to be aware of the radio
> regulations
> surrounding radio communications.
>
> I would seriously recommend putting away those head phones from Hungary
> and
> picking up a 30 or 40 dollar set of 900MHZ or 2.4 GHZ head phones that
> will
> give you up to 400 feet of range.
> As for using the amateur bands to retransmit camercial audio which is not
> amateur radio related, well, then you may quite possibly get into serious
> trouble from the FCC because even low powered amateur equipment running on
> ham bands can be picked up several miles away even by other hams who have
> outdoor antennas tuned for these frequencies.
> The point is not weather you interphere with others, or weather you are
> being monitored, but how responsible you are to both yourself, and those
> others who might be using the bands.
> Consequences can be serious for breaking the law, you would not want your
> license taken away just because you dind't feel like obeying the regs
> would
> you?
> Please get informed and listen to those who tell you these things are not
> wize to do. Having your license does not automatically give you the
> privallage to do anything on any frequency...even if you are miles away
> from
> anyone.
> I hate to be the one to get after you about this but i see you doing a few
> things, either through miss understanding or through deliberate means that
> could potentially get you into trouble, and that could cause you some
> grief
> amongst your local hams.
> This is a wonderful hobby but if the regulations are not kept then it will
> become as bad as the CB band.
>
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tomi" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 6:35 PM
> Subject: Re: exam
>
>
>> hi
>>
>> I've got the headphones from hungary; my father gave it to me.
>>
>> It goes up to 125 ft.
>>
>> It also has a hungarian brand name, so you cant get it in the u.s.
>> But, I've never got the fcc come on me since its 125 ft. And i am 100
>> percent sure that the fcc does not monitor me in the woods, so this why I
>> will create a low power fm station / use the headphones. There is no one
>> operating on 414 mhz.
>>
>>
>> What is the cookie?
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 6:45 PM
>> Subject: Re: exam
>>
>>
>> > Tom,
>> >
>> > I suspect the reason Tomi can get wireless headphones in the 414MHz
>> > band
>> > is
>> > because he is not in the States. Regs are different in Hungary. I
> don't
>> > think anything operating in that range is type accepted by the cookie
>> > commission.
>> >
>>
>
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