I am a Ham. I do NOT participate in these.
BUT - The power levels ARE NOT exaggerated! Levels into the 10s of KW are the NORM at these events. Bob - N0DGN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Ring CSRE CBNT W3NU" | | I have heard of these events and the subculture that supports them, and I am | guessing that the FCC hesitates to go after them for the same reason as cops | hesitate to go after a well-armed biker gang - the real possibility of violence. | | Also realize that their claimed power levels are most likely very exaggerated, | not that it isn't enough to make them the world champs of harmful interference. | | On a more normal scale there is never a hamfest where i dont see a selection of | awful looking illegal CB amps. At the last one I saw one painted black, which | reminded me of this (written by Rod Newkirk?) from an old QST: | | A CB with mind full of static | thinks Uncle is undemocratic | He daily demands | a dozen new bands | for his secret black box in the attic | | | 73 de W3NU
