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ARRL and the NTSB recommendation on drivers and electronic devices
On 12/19/11 2:00 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
Steve should realize and accept that there's a world of difference between dispatch communications, which we do, and having a duplex conversation. It's not "dispatch communications" that we're talking about. If the ARRL wants to go after an exemption for dispatch communications, I might be able to support that. But they're defending the right of hams to exercise all aspects of their hobby while driving. They're defending their members' right to diddle with an HF rig, work DX, strain for weak signals, and so on. The fact that no sane person would do that does not change what the ARRL is working for. And I've seen people who in other respects were perfectly sane do exactly this while behind the wheel at 80 mph. I've been using mobile radios, both ham and non-ham, for decades and know how to do it safely. Good for you. Your abilities do not extrapolate into the general ham radio population. I spent a lot of effort to get the ham exemption written into the Oregon hands-free statute, and I do use a hands-free device with my cellphone at all times. We are using an FCC license to determine whether someone is qualified to drive while operating a radio. They're not required to have any training and there is no limit to the amount of distraction they can impose upon themselves. 73, Steve KB9X |
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