Landshark wrote:
"Dave Hall" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 00:14:14 -0500, Ham Guy
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:02:00 GMT, Assneck Johnson
wrote:

I wonder how many freebanders have ham licenses...

Dave responds with:

Quite a few according to many of the more recent FCC enforcement
actions. It would seem that the FCC is more likely to pop a
licensed
ham for operating out of their assigned bands, than they are in
popping an unlicensed radio pirate.

If you are going to freeband, having a ham license may actually be
detrimental.

The reason freebanding is as rampant as it is is that the FCC is
simply not affecting all that many people. The chances of getting
popped are very slim, and they usually give you a warning first,
which
gives you a chance to pull the plug.

Freebanding is a violation of federal radio law, but without
effective
enforcement, that earns very little respect among those who pursue
it.

Dave
"Sandbagger"
http://home.ptd.net/~n3cvj

Dave, you type this above, then type this 4 minutes later.
Make up your mind

Yes, Dave, make up your mind. You are going to lose friends among the
freebanders if you say anything is wrong with it.