Bring in the Storm Troupers!


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Harry Brown
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 1:31 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: confrontation on the air? what do you all think about this
topic?

Hi John,
I have no problem with what you just said, however, let's say they're =
reported, and nothing is done.
Then someone's gonna have to get that station off the air, because that =
station cannot remain on the air.
Trippy, ac8s
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: John Miller=20
  To: [log in to unmask]
  Sent: Friday, June 08, 2012 9:27 AM
  Subject: Re: confrontation on the air? what do you all think about = this
topic?


  > There's nothing wrong with finding the guy, but then let the =
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  > deal with it. I've been part of that myself in fact and that's how =
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  > handled it if we thought it was deliberate. Giving them an address = to
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  > to isnot a bad thing, going on the property yourself, that's a =
problem.=20
  > Now, I do knwo of a situation where it was accidental and a friend = of
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  > did go to the door and politely explain what was happening, turned =
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  > the person hadn't been on the air in a month and apparently their = kid
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  > playing with the radio at onen point and he didn't realize the radio =
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  > ruened on. That resulted in an appology and alock put on the door = for
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  > room. If it's deliberate they find them, then report them to who = needs
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  > know and let it go there.
  > ----- Original Message -----=20
  > From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
  > To: <[log in to unmask]>
  > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 9:44 PM
  > Subject: Re: confrontation on the air? what do you all think about =
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  > topic?
  >
  >
  >> "The hams in that community took matters into their own hands!"
  >>
  >> And, they were lucky to live to tell about it.
  >>
  >> "So, what do you all think about this issue?"
  >>
  >> Not very much.
  >>
  >> About a year ago, I observed the hunt for a 2 meter bootlegger in = my
  >> area be nearly destroyed by one guy with a survivalist mentality = who
  >> was within a few hours of attempting exactly what you described.
  >>
  >>
  >> Self policing among hams has never been intended to mean busting = down
  >> somebody's door.
  >> Operators like that, and even those operators who call people down =
too
  >> harshly over the air give the ARRL's well intended, but much abused
  >> Official Observer program its very bad reputation.
  >>
  >> As for there being no FCC enforcement, don't bet your ticket on = that.
  >>
  >> The people from the New Orleans office worked closely with us on = the
  >> case I mentioned. Three of us knew that they had been in town = twice,
  >> and were planning to return the next week to nail the guy. Litterly =
on
  >> the Friday before they were coming in on Tuesday, the guy dropped = out
  >> of site, and has not been heard from since. The speculation among
  >> those of us who were pretty sure where he was operating from is = that
  >> he was also posing as a private security person. Apparently the = real
  >> security people caught him, and he vanished.
  >