"N2EY" wrote in message
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Lenof21 wrote:

All licensees are perfectly legal to continue operating in their grace
period.

Nope. Wrong. You are mistaken. Once an amateur's license expires,
he or she *cannot* legally operate until the is renewed.

I've listened to bootleggers on 20 and 75 Meters which have
been "operating" therin for over 15+ years.

Even more on 2 Meters local, mostly seems to be
weed-whacker pilots conversing in spanish.

FCC couldn't give a rat's posterior.