Hmmm, that's enlightening. I do plan to get my license, but if it makes
no difference, I'll have to find the question pool that is most current.
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On 9/10/2015 10:07 PM, Frank Ventura wrote:
> Beth, honestly the FCC isn't the BATF, they really don't care about an 11 y=
> ear old domestic violence arrest. You're really overthinking this. Even if =
> you got your ham ticket under your future married name it is pretty easy to=
> trace that back to your maiden name (marriage records are public as well) =
> and the same thing could happen.=20
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] =
> On Behalf Of Beth
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 11:10 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: what identifying information is tied to a callsign?
>
> Oh I'm aware of the searchable archives thing, and it was amazing what I fo=
> und when I Googled myself. Sometimes I just plain Google myself to see what=
> should and shouldn't be there. The thing is that I don't want a family mem=
> ber writing complaints to FCC people saying, "Our daughter is (fill in blan=
> k) and shouldn't be doing ham radio. She is (fill in blank.)"
>
> Beth Taurasi, Windows 10 edition,
> Home: 720-550-6142
> Cell: 720-435-7407
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>
> On 9/10/2015 9:06 PM, John Miller wrote:
>> What difference does it make if you have a call sign or not on=20
>> releasing the info? Second, the archives of this and any email list=20
>> can be searched by anyone. If I look, I can find messages I posted on=20
>> email lists that I haven't been on and in one case I don't think it=20
>> even exists anymore, going back to the late 90's when I first got on=20
>> the internet in the first place with my old AOL account. Sorry, I'm=20
>> not seeing what difference it makes what name your call sign is under,=20
>> and I have a feeling based on what little people have heard from you=20
>> and how much you've posted already, it wouldn't take much to get that=20
>> info out of you on this email list, which has searchable archives.=20
>> What's more, if this info you don't want public has any police reports=20
>> tied to it or court dates, if you're in the US, it's out there. If anyone=
> wants to try hard enough, they can find it.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Beth
>> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 10:56 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: what identifying information is tied to a callsign?
>>
>> I do have a lot there in my signature, but I want the contact=20
>> information in the correct hands, and I usually use this email address=20
>> for friends or people who want to know me, so my signature is an open=20
>> invite to contact me anyhow. The thing I'm concerned about is that=20
>> someone or my dad or someone else tied to my maiden name will release=20
>> information that is not pertinent or is too confidential such as a=20
>> dating violence complaint filed in 2004 or a different situation that=20
>> came up with my family.
>>
>> Beth Taurasi, Windows 10 edition,
>> Home: 720-550-6142
>> Cell: 720-435-7407
>> Skype: denverqueen0920
>> Twitter: Ms_denverqueen
>> Instagram: denverqueen0920
>> Facebook: www.facebook.com/denverqueen0920
>> Blog: www.denverqueen.com
>>
>> On 9/10/2015 7:59 PM, Tom Brennan wrote:
>>> Beth, its probably not going to make much difference way you go.
>>>
>>> For someone who's concerned with your info you seem to have a lot out=20
>>> there on the net and even below your signature.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>>
>>> Tom Brennan KD5VIJ, CCC-A/SLP
>>> web page http://titan.sfasu.edu/~g_brennantg/sonicpage.html
>>>
>>> On Thu, 10 Sep 2015, Beth wrote:
>>>
>>>> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:45:52 -0600
>>>> From: Beth <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Reply-To: For blind ham radio operators=20
>>>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> Subject: what identifying information is tied to a callsign?
>>>>
>>>> Okay, guys. I don't normally post on here. But I've got some serious=20
>>>> decision making to do before I get my ham license. My boyfriend, who=20
>>>> is already a ham, has a pretty common name. Okay, I was talking to=20
>>>> him and another ham friend of mine, but I got worried about several thi=
> ngs:
>>>> 1. If you Google for instance my boyfriend's callsign, you will find=20
>>>> his profile right there on QRZ, Ham Shack, Arizona's ham radio=20
>>>> database, and lots of other places. So that worries me because my=20
>>>> name is a one and only, pretty unique.
>>>> 2. If you Google the same callsign plus your name, imagine what pops=20
>>>> up after that. When I Googled my name alone, I managed to bring up=20
>>>> some pretty weird stuff even I admit I wrote, plus my Facebook,=20
>>>> LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, etc. I even found my Foursquare=20
>>>> profile, and eerily, I found a 411 website that contained my dad's=20
>>>> phone number and address, and if you Google the correct name, not=20
>>>> Elizabeth, but Beth, you will definitely pop up my dad's address and=20
>>>> phone number. I don't want this, so I'm trying to decide. If I=20
>>>> google a callsign and name put together, you narrow your search, but=20
>>>> it appears, however, that my boyfriend's name is too common, and I=20
>>>> joked with him that he had a clone in Vancouver Washington State.=20
>>>> lol So this is my dilemma: if I get a ham radio license now,=20
>>>> unmarried, with the maiden name as is, my dad could easily pop up in=20
>>>> Google search results, and someone, maybe another strange weird=20
>>>> person, could contact my dad and ask why I even bothered. He has=20
>>>> some mental competency issues with me he has not resolved, so that's=20
>>>> a given. I hate my maiden name anyway. But I am leaning toward=20
>>>> waiting for a license when my marriage certificate with my boyfriend=20
>>>> is confirmed. When we sign and dot the I's and cross the T's on our=20
>>>> I Do slip, so to speak, then I think I'd be better off with a ham=20
>>>> license, smooth sailing. The reason why I am writing this list is to=20
>>>> get advice and to see if I'm doing this all in the name of informed=20
>>>> decision making. I know some of you who are male won't concur, but=20
>>>> in this digital age, you can Google somebody's callsign and Lord=20
>>>> knows what is connected with that. As for my boyfriend's clone in Vanco=
> uver, I'm not concerned, but I find it weird.
>>>> I wish the boyfriend's callsign would show me his Facebook page=20
>>>> though, after all I think that's where we're headed.
>>>> Thank you all for your advice in advance.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Beth Taurasi, Windows 10 edition,
>>>> Home: 720-550-6142
>>>> Cell: 720-435-7407
>>>> Skype: denverqueen0920
>>>> Twitter: Ms_denverqueen
>>>> Instagram: denverqueen0920
>>>> Facebook: www.facebook.com/denverqueen0920
>>>> Blog: www.denverqueen.com
>>>>
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