RadioBanter - View Single Post - Best Alternative to eBay for banned 10 meter gear

November 18th 03, 04:34 AM

(AntiKeyclown) wrote in message . com...
(Darren418) wrote in message . com...
BTW, Ebay is so large that they usually do not go out of their way to
look for items to ban. What usually happens is some dirtbags out
there look for these radios and amps and e-mail ebay. Then "poof"
your auction is ended. Even though there is nothing illegal with the
item. Ebay is making way to much money to let a legal radio (or
whatever) that someone "might" modify" to be sold on their system.
They seem to be afraid of repercussions down the road.
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With all ebays money how come they are afraid to have a telephone??
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Funny thing is that I've spotted quite a few HR2600's on eBay both
before and since I tried posting my radio. And no, I didn't email
eBay about them nor am I going to post the links to the items (if the
radio police want to, they can just search eBay to find them). One
that has been up for several days even proudly advertises its
Chipswitch mod that covers CB. Ummm, can you say "selective
enforcement?"

Selective enforcement is ebay's right. You can't accept that.
Solution: get off ebay. Duhhhh.

I'm done with this whole affair now that I've sold the HR2600 radio in
question. A very educational and actually quite interesting
discussion this has been. In closing I'd just like to say that there
are still very many hams out there who have lent me a helping hand
with many constructive comments. I've received quite a few emails
from hams genuinely trying to help me with my questions. Thank You.
There have also been a few (I don't know if they are hams or not since
the dissenters usually won't post their callsigns) who have voiced
their opinions as well. Thank You for those opinions also. It's
helped me understand what all the fuss is about and the roots of the
militant anti-freebanders. AND is a celebration of free speech. I
say let it roll everybody and let's try to learn as much as we can
from one another. But remember the old saying "divide and conquor."
There's not that many people coming into any form of radio hobby
anymore, and all the in-fighting will help no one in the end, when we
wake up and all our radio spectrum has been taken from all of us.
Let's pick our battles carefully. To the freebanders, I say get your
ham license, to the hams I say open your hearts and minds to everyone
who shows an interest in radio and being a good operator, including
more than a few freebanders who fall in this category. And together
we might just get the 11 meter band back. At the very least we'll
protect the spectrum we've got.

73

Darren
W5DKE