In article . com,
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| Any older, experienced ham can tell you that it has long been illegal
| to communicate using your mobile rig while your car is in motion.

Eh? I hear all sorts of people chatting on the VHF/UHF bands while
they're driving in the morning. (Granted, I rarely participate, as
I'd rather not distract myself, but as far as I know, using CBs and
ham radios like that while driving is legal.)

| I can't even count the number of times that I've had to take evasive
| action to avoid collision with a clueless man/woman who is so
| distracted by their cell phone conversation that they totally lose
| sight of everything around them.

Yes, but we're talking of the legality of using radios that aren't
held up to the ear. Instead, you've got a microphone with a PTT
switch and a speaker somewhere else.

Personally, I think it's about as distracting as a cell phone, and
prefer not to do so, but as far as I know, it's legal to talk on a
radio like that as long as there's nothing up to your ear. (And that
includes cell phones, as far as I know.)

(Of course, I'm in Texas. Other places may vary.)

AD5RH

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