Buck,

Thanks for the reply. I'm actually working outside of the US right
now, where the FCC doesn't care and no one else around here seems to.
I met another HAM here who's doing the same thing (with an IC-V8) and
really there is no one here to complain. Rest assured, I wouldn't
care if I were in the states.. And, when I get back to the states if I
don't leave the radio for someone else I'll not be operating it out of
ham bands. :-)

Have a good one!

73,

thomas