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May 31st 05, 07:35 PM

"I AmnotGeorgeBush" wrote in message
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From: (Leland C. Scott)
On Sat, 28 May 2005 13:06:44 -0400, alexb wrote: I would take what he
said about call sign usage with a grain of salt. It's no different than
somebody telling you it's OK to do 20 over on the highway because they
never saw a cop. Yeah you might get away with it for a long time, but
sooner or later you'll get nailed.
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Leland is confused. Contrary to what he claimed, sooner or later people
do NOT get nailed for such actions. Listen to the cb, channel 6 or any
other channel where dx is rampant. A quick peep into the records of the
FCC busts reveals the way things really are. Leland likes to cite the
exception and -not-the norm of how the feds operate. Even if you were to
get the attention of the feds and get "nailed", you must be served with
a warning notice alerting you to the violation and an order to cease the
illegal activity, as Leland's examples cite. In fact, most cited are
guilty of repeat offenses after receiving multiple warnings. The chances
of getting busted are slim to slimmer unless someone complains. Even
then, the feds must actually witness any violation before any action
other than a warning notice is issued.

You do not understand. Everything you said is formally correct. On a
practical level a great degree of tolerance exists in such matters. I got it
even before I posted here.

The issue for me was to learn the amplitude of trouble a person can get in,
potentially, under extreme circumstances. The license costs just $80.00
which is next to nothing for me. It is much better for me to pay 80 bucks
and forget about the matter otherwise in some extreme circumstances
somebody, not necessarily the Feds, can point their finger at me and say:
BTW, he operates a RADIO TRANSMITTER without a license or in some illegal
way.

This is the point.