"Kim W5TIT" wrote:

- Power far in excess of legal limit

Heck, I wouldn't know if that was taking place without
the right test equipment I suppose. (snip)


The more outragious offenders almost always stand out, Kim. For example,
if one signal in a area is much stronger than the other signals in that
area, that person is very likely using illegal equipment. Plus, those
running illegal equipment often give themselves away by doing other
modifications to their radios (for example, an overmodulated radio is a sure
sign the radio was modified). If you know the person's location, and the
antenna used, the simple signal strength meter on most radios can be used
for a rough guage. It's simply a matter of knowing what a CB would normally
do under those conditions, compared to what that equipment is doing. Of
course, none of this is proof enough for the FCC, but all are good informal
methods (suggesting more formal tests need to be done).


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/