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John Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 3 Jun 2014 17:01:02 -0400
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Yes they did, we're secondary users there and they're primary so they can, 
and just about did, kick us off if they want to with little to no notice.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 2:39 PM
Subject: Re: FCC Releases Warning Notices to Several Radio Amateurs


> You may be right about that, John, but didn't the FCC restrict amateur
> operation on 440 because of possible interference with Radar?
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 13:39
> Subject: Re: FCC Releases Warning Notices to Several Radio Amateurs
>
>
>>I believe the military handles their own frequencies for the most part but
>>I
>> could be wrong.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 1:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: FCC Releases Warning Notices to Several Radio Amateurs
>>
>>
>>> Besides, I doubt that the FCC is much interested in what hams do as long
>>> as
>>> it doesn't affect commercial or military frequencies.  The focus is more
>>> on
>>> politics and economics, not on good radio practice.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 07:37
>>> Subject: Re: FCC Releases Warning Notices to Several Radio Amateurs
>>>
>>>
>>>> They don't go after those groups and the 3.910 group around regions 1
>>>> and
>>>> 2
>>>> and probably 3 because they know those people are going to keep it up 
>>>> no
>>>> matter how many letters and fines they get and the FCC doesn't have the
>>>> resources to take the next step. The FCC doesn't want to waste all that
>>>> money though why our government is nothing but a waste of money, but
>>>> they
>>>> don't want to spend the money to take these people to court because 
>>>> they
>>>> won't pay the fines and what not, only for these people to cry that it
>>>> wasn't them and no one can prove one way or another and they'll keep
>>>> doing
>>>> the same thing weather licensed or not. They'd rather go after the ones
>>>> that
>>>> are fairly new to their attention where they might have some impact
>>>> rather
>>>> than the habitual people who take the warning letters and notices and
>>>> frame
>>>> them, hang them all around their shacks  then brag about them on the 
>>>> air
>>>> and
>>>> post pictures online and what not. It's not worth bothering with them,
>>>> they
>>>> don't have the resources to go after them. Plain and simple, I'm sorry
>>>> to
>>>> say it but that's what the problem is. If you mess up a couple times or
>>>> push
>>>> your limits, a letter might scare you straight or a fine once, you keep
>>>> doing it and become a regular, they're not going to bother anymore.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Robert Ringwald" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 1:07 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: FCC Releases Warning Notices to Several Radio Amateurs
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Kind of a waste of FCC time going after these guys for not identifying
>>>>> =
>>>>> when out here on the West Coast we have much worse stuff going on, on 
>>>>> =
>>>>> 3840, 75 meters. The worse jamming, swearing, foul language, threats, 
>>>>> =
>>>>> much worse than the CB band. And these guys appear to be adults.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is so embarrassing. What if someone is tuning around the ham bands 
>>>>> =
>>>>> thinking about getting a ham license? Or if some child is listening 
>>>>> in.
>>>>> =
>>>>> 99.99% of the hams are law abiding. But the .001 percent of bad guys =
>>>>> really give our hobby a bad name.=20
>>>>>
>>>>> -Bob Ringwald K6YBV
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Ron Canazzi=20
>>>>> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2014 9:25 PM
>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>> Subject: FCC Releases Warning Notices to Several Radio Amateurs
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Group,
>>>>>
>>>>> Read this article.  It is interesting.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-releases-warning-notices-to-several-radio-am=
>>>>> ateurs
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --=20
>>>>>
>>>>> Signature:
>>>>> They ask me if I'm Happy, I say "yes."
>>>>> They ask me "How happy are you?"
>>>>> I say: "I'm as happy as a stowaway chimpanzee on a banana boat!"
>>>>
>> 

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