RadioBanter - FCC license

From: (ALEXB)
"I AmnotGeorgeBush" wrote in message
... 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.

..which would illustrate I understand just fine.

On a practical level a great degree of

tolerance exists in such matters.

Actually, practicality has nothing to do with it..,,it's reality.

I got it even before I posted here.

Got what?

The issue for me was to learn the amplitude of
trouble a person can get in, potentially, under

extreme circumstances.

Since you didn't ask anything of the sort in your post, it's interesting
to note how Leland just read your mind. Wow. You two have a serious
bond.

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.

If someone other than the feds "point a finger at you" , it means
nothing.

This is the point.

Not in your original post it wasn't. In fact, that wasn't your point
until Leland needed corrected. Even if it was your point, you would have
nothing to worry about, as your decision was already made to get a
license. Enjoy.

J