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I was made aware of a thead on another board (that I cannot access) by another ham. The gist of the thread is the use of FM for chasing DX (or "shootin' 'skip'" as is the CB term) as opposed to AM. Certain of the fellows flatly state, according to the ham that told me about it, that FM does NOT...

That was the point of my post! READ-THE-MATERIAL!!!!!! It is ONE thing to "elmer" (which I have done FAR more than anyone here knows), but it STILL goes back to the old adage: You can lead them to water, but you can't make 'em drink!!! Most of the material IS there (or even on the internet if we...

Apparently........not MUCH! It is also the fault of multi-guess question pools where people can skim across the material and memorize JUUUUST enough to get by. All they 'keer" is that they git that lah'cense. It's all over QRZ where the newbies, with the ink not dry on the ticket, are full of...

If people wouldn't BE idiots, there were would be no NEED to deal with them. In a nutshell the basic job of government is to reward the good citizens and punish those who would do harm. IMHO, it isn't too hard to discern where most of the radio idiots originate from. It is from that group that...

Originally Posted by C W Morse HORSE HOCKEY!!!!!!!!!!!! IF people who have NO business planting their butts on frequencies where they have NO business would STAY on 11 Meters, NObody would care. It's not about being ON 11 Meters, it's about the filchers on 10 Meters! THAT's what started it...

And you believe there is some sort of "virtue" in that? Some recommendation of "honor" in it; the fact that between the two radio genres that ONE group in its web forums extolls the virtues of "extree" channels, how to get "all them thar freeband channels", how to boost RF power far beyond that...

HORSE HOCKEY!!!!!!!!!!!! IF people who have NO business planting their butts on frequencies where they have NO business would STAY on 11 Meters, NObody would care. It's not about being ON 11 Meters, it's about the filchers on 10 Meters! THAT's what started it all!:angry: Keep the interlopers OFF...

Quote from Riley Hollingsworth: "You can't regulate STOOPID!":biggrin: The hams just LOVE to pick off people that show up on the 10 Meter band without license. They'll be happy to drop the dime....................... (or email). CWM

:biggrin: WHY? Because the USER is responsible to READ Part 95 that states all the requirements for operating a CB station. Same as "I didn't READ the sign that said it was 25 MPH". Your ticket will still remain valid for driving 40, etc!:biggrin: How many people NEVER even SEE Part 95? They...

There is no "typo". A CB station is "licensed" by proxy so long as he follows the rules of Part 95. The moment a CB op violates a rule, he is not operating "UN-licensed", and that is what FCC is talking about. If you read Part 95, you will find that it says that (*paraphrased) "by operation...

I just did!!:biggrin: If the goofs had stayed OUT of the ham bands, stayed ON 27 MHZ---even going just a bit above into the so-called "freeband",------- a reluctant FCC might have not even yawned about it. Even with the radios being illegal, even with the "bands of channels", even with the extra...

When you have a radio that LOOKS like a CB, has chrome faces and rebel flags, has "bands" of "channels" (channels have NOTHING whatsoever to do with amateur radio), are SOLD in truck stops and CB shops, PROMOTED TO CBers as having FAR more watts than the 4 allowed, BRAG on having 160, 200, 280...

Specifically, Part 95 states that one must use ONLY a 4-watt-40 channel CB radio that has a certification number and sticker. (quote) ******************************************************** See above. Nothing technically wrong with what I said. After all, if the radio is not monkeyed with a...

Pilot Travel Centers settled a fine for $90,000 and agreed not to sell any more "10 meter" radios. Actually there's plenty on "Google" if one looks. http://www.w5yi.org/ama_news_article.php?id=115 A Jack Gerritsen went to JAIL so I guess you could say he "settled" his fine!:thumbup: A CB...

It goes beyond what constitutes and distinguishes between CB transmitters and amateur. Specifically, Part 95 states that one must use ONLY a 4-watt-40 channel CB radio that has a certification number and sticker. Each channel is pre-set at the factory to SPECIFIC frequencies. The radios must NOT...

But actions like this tend to dampen the flow.:thumbup: Along with hitting Gamblers, Radioactive, Walcott, Clays, Pilot, TA, Love's Ramko Distributors, and a bunch of others. It ain't just ME; it's a lot of other guys who are tired of hearing unlicensed people on OUR bands. Before the...

Au contraire! FCC has jusidiction over ANY electronic device imported into the USA, and so-called "10 Meter" radios may NOT be imported or sold. CWM

There's no "agenda" Anyone that wants to read ALL the FCC actions are welcome to exercize their initiative and go to www.fcc.gov/eb to find them. For years, it was believed by CBers (with some accuracy) that they couldn't be touched for their interference, their blatant snubbing of the rules...

Here's another WARNING. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT BUREAU NORTHEAST REGION Detroit Office 24897 Hathaway Street Farmington Hills, Michigan 48375 April 18, 2008 (Sent via Certified Return Receipt Requested and First Class U.S. Mail) Donald Damron Akron, Ohio...

An "SWR" is a ratio of forward power going OUT to the antenna and that amount being reflected BACK to the radio thru the feedline. Each antenna has ONE feedline, each feedline has ONE SWR! But Doc says it best! There is NO such thing as "SWR-zzzzzzzzzzzz"!:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin: That is...