"Dave Heil" wrote in message
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Bert Craig wrote:

Dave Heil wrote in message
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Kim W5TIT wrote:

Whenever I used to bootleg--and I did before I was licensed, I
always made
extra sure to stay out of ham radio frequencies--most hams know too
much
about R&R and DFing.

Such seems in character for you, Kim.

I won't do it now but only because I don't want to
compromise my license.

So, not because it was illegal, only so you don't lose your license.

Dave K8MN

Hi Dave,

You kinda conveniently left out "Well, along with the fact that now I
realize what an idiot I was being." I believe that pretty much answers
your last query.

I don't think it does as evidenced by her reply to my comments.

I do.

We ALL make foolish errors in our youth and most of
us eventually grow up, hopefully, wiser for the wear. It's got sump'n
to do with casting the first stone or some such saying. ;-)

Kim didn't write that this was stuff she'd done in her youth. I was
never a bootlegger in my youth or in my adulthood. Were you? :-)

That's very commendable, Dave. When I said we ALL make "mistakes," I
certainly did not mean to limit it to just radio related violations. Yes, I
have violated FCC rules in my youth and I'm mature enough to admit my past
mistakes and grateful that I suffered no severe consequences as a result. I
personally know not a single soul who has made NO mistakes in their youth,
moral, legal, or both. If you fall in this category, then you've broken that
streak and, once again, are to be commended.

The important thing (To me, at least.) is that I AM wiser for the wear and
am in a position to help someone else avoid those mistakes entirely based
upon my experiences. BTW, one does not necessarily have to agree with a
law/rule while obeying it. For ex.

- I would never bootleg or run excessive power because it is wrong and
causes harm.

- I would never work DX on the legal 40 CB frequencies with 12 Watts P.E.P.
because it's not worth risking my ticket over. (But I think it'd be a great
recruitment tool.)

It's a good thing we really don't go blind for doing some of the "wrong"
things of our youth. With the amount of DX I worked on ch. 38 LSB on my
Royce rig in '78/79, I'd be typing this post on a Braille keyboard. Take
care now, OM. ;-)

Dave K8MN

73 de Bert
WA2SI

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73 de Bert
WA2SI