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On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:22:00 -0400, "Ralph Mowery"
wrote: But by the way, you need to get your Ham license before you get one. Reputable Ham dealers will NOT sell you a transceiver unless you furnish your call sign that matches the address you want them to mail it to. There are not very many reputable ham dealers if that is the case. Many will sell without asking if you are a ham. There is no US requirement that you have a license to buy a transceiver , just to transmitt on one. Probably, but is it a good idea to have something that is illegal to use in most cases? Most hams are quite protective of their band allocations and spend a lot of time tracking down illegal users. Same thing happened here when UHF CB was introduced. CB sets on HF and UHF had to be licensed at the time. Most people who went on UHF when it was introduced were former users of HF Citizens Band and were determined to keep the idiots and children off UHF. Those who didn't use registered call signs, or otherwise didn't stick to regulations found that those with call signs would simply refuse to answer their transmissions. Having seen the 27 MHz service in cities deteriorate to the point where it wasn't useful most of the day, users of the new UHF service were determined that it didn't go the same way. Unlicensed operators were usually quickly reported to Department of Communications, which is Australian equivalent of the F.C.C. There were even viligantie groups doing transmitter hunts for illegal operators. These were often persuaded to sell their sets and go back to the 27 MHz "chicken band" if they couldn't bother to get a license or use proper procedure. Sometimes their equipment was sabatoged. However, am not about to give advice how this can be done, of course. Not that I would stoop to such activity, but some users enjoyed it. :-) If really interested on using amateur radio equipment for emergency use, should know at least some theory and practice. ....And as long as going to do this, why not learn the regulations as well and get a license? erniegalts |
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There are not very many reputable ham dealers if that is the case. Many
will sell without asking if you are a ham. There is no US requirement that you have a license to buy a transceiver , just to transmitt on one. Probably, but is it a good idea to have something that is illegal to use in most cases? Most hams are quite protective of their band allocations and spend a lot of time tracking down illegal users. Guess that it is a differant point of view. Mine is that if someone pays money for a transceiver (especially a low band one so they can practice copying the code) they will have an investment and reason to get their license so they can operate all the bands. |
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