"Dave Platt" wrote in message
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Douglas W. \"Popeye\" Frederick wrote:
The radio would be for emergency communications anyway, to trucks in
the -immediate- vicinity.
The 4 "LADD" frequencies are used by the scale houses up there, as well.
I'd offer a "metoo" for some advice you got from another poster... do
NOT operate unlicensed. Don't even install a radio for which you
don't have whatever license is required by the law in the areas in
which you will be driving.
Thanks, but don't put too much stock in the idiot.
I don't chat on the radio, regardless of how he tries to project his own
activities on others, and from what I can discern so far, no license is
required.
I notice Richard the expert hasn't provided any such information, either.
Possibly you're not aware of this, but unlicensed 10 meter radios with
in-line amps are quite common in our trucks, and openly sold (although one
major truckstop chain was, I believe, fined after several warnings)
everywhere.
I'll be happy to get a Canadian license if I can, but, I don't need or
intend to use the licensed business frequencies.
So, if as I understand, -that's- what I need a license for, I have no need
for one.
From the cite: "The Canadian equivalent of the FCC has a site in which it
post Northwind Trucking as 165.840 MHZ.. Now in Canada they do not partition
the VHF High band into commercial 151-162 and Government 162-174 like we
do.. they are all over the place. Also They provide unlicensed LADD channels
which are used alot by trucks Ladd 1 -154.1 Ladd 2 -158.94 Ladd 3- 154.325
and Ladd 4 173.370.. Again they are all over the place with stuff up there.
Most of the action on Inuvik is on VHF. Nothing appears to be on 30-50 MHZ
and the Hospital and Airport are using UHF."
"They provide unlicensed LADD channels which are used alot by trucks"
"They provide unlicensed LADD channels which are used alot by trucks"
"They provide unlicensed LADD channels which are used alot by trucks"
"They provide unlicensed LADD channels which are used alot by trucks"
Where I drive is not where you live.
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That radio may mean the difference between freezing to death or not, or,
literally, being eaten alive.
"Officer, it's only for emergency use" is certainly preferable to that,
and, grossly unlikely anyway.
I've been through a score of vehicle inspections, with an illegal kicker
in -plain sight-, and nobody gives a damn.
They're a whole lot more concerned if we have brakes, and are sober.
Contrary to Stupid Richard's rantings, I've never seen an FCC roadblock in
35 years of driving.
Planning to use the "Officer, it's only for emergency use" response,
when challenged, could be a very expensive tactic. You might find
out, the hard way, that the local regulatory body takes a "possession
is considered proof of intent to use" approach... even if you don't
get hit with criminal charges or a civil forfeiture order, you could
find that your radios are considered de facto "contraband" and are
subject to being seized without warning.
Here in the US, unlicensed operation could get you hit with equipment
confiscation and a fine of many thousands of dollars.
I'm sure that's true.
If you want to operate VHF, you should either get a proper license
(e.g. for business-band frequencies) or stick to radios which have no
legal requirement for a license. For example, here in the U.S., the
MURS (multi-use radio service) is a collection of a few VHF
frequencies (formerly licensed-business-band) which have been
reassigned, and which can be used without a license as long as the
radio you use is properly certificated for this purpose.
I don't know if Canada has a MURS-equivalent, or if any of the
truckers up there use it. Check the regulations before you buy.
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