"Twistedhed" wrote in
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..webtv.net...
Last weekend was great fun.
http://www.gmrsweb.com/cbweb/cbeditorial090101.htm
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http://www.gmrsweb.com/cbweb/cbeditorial.html
And a few quotes from another web page:
(
http://www.gmrsweb.com/cbweb/cbroguesgallery.html
)
"Illegal use of CB radios adn RF amplifiers and
the epidemic of complaints to the FCC (46,000 in
2000) regarding illegal CB use"
"Rule violators choosing to operate outside the
authorized band segment interfere with world-wide
communication above and below the CB band. They
rationalize their activity as a hobby much like
the graffiti vandal might rationalize painting
over a wall."
"Rule violators turned the service into a
wasteland, dramatically reducing its popularity
with businesses and families. The pathetic and
childish behaviors on the band chased off the rest
of us."
"Like graffiti did in the 70's, illegal CB use
spread worldwide. CB pirates from the USA and
South America can be found in the 10 meter Amateur
Radio Service CW band. The culture of the rule
violator is now the culture of a folk outlaw. A
rogue outlaw whose activities have had deleterious
consequences on the radio hobbies."
Look at the FCC enforcement logs at:
http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Public_Notices/Welcome.html
Look under the section called "47 U.S.C. § 301 -
Unauthorized Operation"
The fines are nothing to joke about.
--
Leland C. Scott
KC8LDO
--
"Of all the DX and countries I have ever
heard, I find myself embarrassed
for our own operators here in the
states. The high profile spectrum
splatters usually get their due,
one way or another. Unfortunately, for
many fine operators and listeners it
doesn't come soon enough."
Quoted from Twistedhed's essay written for
Sporadic Waves at
http://sporadicwaves.tripod.com
Feel free to ask the site owner for a copy of the
original article, or ask him to verify the quote
above to suit yourself. Better yet ask Twist and
see if he lies about writing it.
ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THOSE WHO
ORIGINALLY WROTE THEM. SEE THE AUTHOR(S) LISTED ON
THE WEB PAGES WHERE THE QUOTES WERE COPIED FROM.
--
Leland C. Scott
KC8LDO
ARRL Member
NCI Member
Charter member of the
Lawrence Technological University
Wireless Society W8LTU
--
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin
of little minds."
Ralph Waldo Emerson