On Jan 11, 9:10*pm, Mike wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:17:35 -0800 (PST),
wrote:





On Jan 11, 7:58*pm, Mike wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:30:47 -0500, wrote:

Some of us hams use radios that are WIDE OPEN!
Try talking to FEMA with FRS.

Which is illegal as your hammy radios are not FCC type accepted for
operation outside of the hammy bands.

However, there are hams who also work or volunteer in the emergency
response field who have "type accepted" equipment that is loaded with
both their local municipalities frequencies and ham radio frequencies,
and do legally use both sets of frequencies as necessary. *As long as
the equipment is type accepted and the user is authorized to use the
municipalities frequencies, there is no problem nor is it illegal.

DL.

Read the original post. *The reference was to radios that are "wide
open", meaning hammy gear that has been modified. *The situation you
describe is NOT the same, but I agree, it is legal. *Hammy gear is not
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My ham radio is type accepted by the FCC and can transmit on police
frequencies without any modifications at all.

However, I do not do that. I value my license.

However the problem is that I now hear from some people, or more
accurately read from them, that mere possession of such is illegal.

I did not know that when I bought it brand new from a major ham store
straight as it came from the factory.

And the FCC rules did not say that possession of such is illegal. As a
matter of fact, according to the fcc rules, it's just the opposite.

Although I did read some state laws say possession of such is illegal.

What happened to "federal law always trumps local and state law" that
99.99 percent of the hams on here claimed???

The FCC rules even say I can transmit on those particular frequencies,
just not from my home, only while I'm mobile.

So under FCC rules, I'm allowed to transmit on them while mobile from
certain locations, but not allowed to transmit on them while
stationary at home.

While I'm sure the police in states claiming possession of such is
illegal will say just exactly the opposite of the above.




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