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I AmnotGeorgeBush · June 17th 07, 05:33 PM posted to rec.radio.cb

From: (cmdr*buzz*corey)
On Jun 12, 6:13 pm, (I AmnotGeorgeBush) wrote:
From: (cmdr buzz corey)
10 meter radios are not CB and require an Amateur (Ham) Radio operator's
license
issued by the FCC to transmit on the 10 meter ham band. You have to take
a test to get a ham license. For you to use a radio on the 10 meter band
without a license is illegal and the FCC is monitoring 10 meters for
such activity.

All true but the last line. The FCC does no

monitoring.

Wrong! There are a number of FCC monitoring station around the country
and they do monitor the ham bands. Here are a couple of examples.
On September 12, 2006 and September 13, 2006, an agent of the
Commission's Philadelphia Office monitored transmissions on the
frequency 439.850 MHz from station KB3GRK and observed the following
violation:
Agents in the Commission's Boston Field Office ("Boston Office")
subsequently conducted an investigation, including monitoring and
inspecting Baxter's station and, as a result of the investigation, the
Boston Office issued a Notice of Apparent Liability to Baxter on June 7,
2005, in the amount of twenty-one thousand dollars

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Yea, I should have clarified it. See my other

response. The FCC does no active monitoring
unless a complaint is lodged. We simply can't

have you or anyone else running around

giving the intentional misimpression that Uncle
Charlie is actively listening to transmissions

just searching for a violation now, can we?

Turn on your CB but leave your linear off. You

don't need it today.