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cb radio in Canada
On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:00:14 -0700 (PDT), radioguy
wrote: call someone else on the telephone the same as a cell phone. There are NO inputs on a CB radio like you think there is. so no one using a cb radio has to make any inputs to it in any way shape or form. and many other misconceptions you have about it and them. Of course, next you'll probably say to use vox on CB and ham radio. that is also AGAINST FEDERAL LAW. And both CBers and hams can be fined by the federal government for using vox since unlike with a cell phone that you think is the exact same thing as a cb and ham radio, using vox keeps the cb and ham transmitters constantly transmitting from hearing all the sounds around them, which is a BIG NO-NO UNDER FEDERAL LAW Of course you dismiss that since you say new york state overrules federal law. that STILL doesn't stop the federal government from fining hams for obeying your new york state law a bunch of money they can't afford. Totally frickin wrong on all accounts. Federal law supercedes any like state law. If a federal law says it is legal, no state may make it illegal. And vice versa. Ham radio license plates are issued by many states as vanity plates. Anyone can drive these vehicles without the requirement of having a ham radio in the vehicle. IIRC the NY law says, "NO hand held devices". As most CB's are dash mounted, they would not meet the law. VOX stands for voice operated, which means in most cases, a driver would be wearing a headset and thus not have anything in his hands. VOX is perfectly legal under federal law. Cell phones are full duplex. Hsm radios and CBs are simplex. Only one side of a conversation can be transmitted at the same time. Vox would keep a ham radio and CB constantly transmitting even when no one is talking since it would hear external sounds like outside music, or just street noise, or the car's heater or air conditioner, wrong! Vox mikes are designed NOT to pick up and operate with any noise other than the operator's voice. that is against federal law. And both cbers and hams can be fined for it. Show me. Please post a link to the precise law you speak of. Since it's allowed on cell phones and cell phones are full duplex, it doesn't matter since both sides csn transmit at the same time. So a CB, ham radio, and cell phone are NOT all the exact same thing like some of the people and cops think. Most modern portable ham radios also have external mikes, much like police units do. That is true, So I do not believe one would be cited under the NY law. That's what I thought. They keep telling me it's illegal to drive and talk with a microphone because "a CB radio and ham radio are boththe exact same thing as a cell phone" Wrong explanation. The law says, "handheld devices". So technically, having a mike in your hand is illegal. and that "it's illegal because reaching for and dialing the phone number inputs on your cb radio and ham radio to make your phone calls causes accidents which is why new york state outlawed using them while driving." I'd be laughing except I know there are many cops who do think that way. And don't know the difference between a CB radio, ham radio, and a cell phone. Or the laws regarding them. At least the cops in my area are good, and I think probably knowledgable. Although I can't say the same for the idiots in the next county. Who thought my cb radio was a ham radio and asked me if I had a license for it. Then after I told him it's a CB, not a ham radio, e said that by law, I still need a ham radio license to legally operate a CB radio. If cited for that reason, the case can be dismissed because no license is required for CB. That myth was started because various states have laws against use of scanning radios in the vehicle. That is, a ham license makes everything legal. Sorry, no it does not. which ham radio license must show that I am legally allowed to use those particular CB frequencies. None. Amateur radio frequencies are not inclusive of the CB frequencies. And that's not the only time I had a radio problem with the idiot law enforcement officers in the next county over. They even thought a radio/TV recieve only unit was a two way radio and told me I wasn't allowed to have it because it's against the law for the public to have two-way radios to talk on. Ask those officers which walmart they their got badge from. I'd like to see them call their backup on the am/fm broadcast radio/ vhf/uhf tv reciever, and then wonder where the backup they requested is. And that was when I was outdoor on foot. Just watching and listening to it. Officer? With all due respect, are you really this ****ing stupid or did that badge make you that way? - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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