A personal experience here ... A number of years ago, a friend and I were on the freeway in Oregon going somewhere in his pickup truck. As we were doing to speed limit, I happened to look out the back window and saw a car going somewhat faster then we were.
I asked my friend for the mic for his UHF Motrac radio which he handed to me. I commented "note Mr. Hot-rodder with his Fuzz-Buster radar detector in the next lane" as I keyed the mic PTT button. Mr. Hot-rodder fish-tailed down to the speed limit. Neil - WA6KLA Doug W7FDF wrote: > > Why did you not copy/paste the entire article into your email? > There is no way I am going to join > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GovtVShams/ > this Yahoo list just to read the article then have to unsubscribe > from that list! I'd like to read the entire article. Why don't you > email it to me directly? > > Indeed, it is sad that we hams must be subjected to this kind of > thoughtless ruling. With all that Amateur Radio Operators do for > the community especially in times of disasters you would "think" > that local law enforcement would appreciate the **HELP** we provide. > Apparently North Carolina [ perhaps just a few lawmakers and > politicians] don't feel that way. > > In the nineteen years I have lived here in the Tucson community I > have been pulled over twice. Once by a Sheriff's deputy and the > other time, by a Tucson Police officer and you know why they pulled > me over. Because of the many antennas on my vehicle and, they even > admitted, "out of curiosity!". > > Far as I know we have no laws on the books regarding "police look > alike" private vehicles with multiple antennas installed. I have 8 > antennas [and 8 radios to go with them] on my Ford F-150 and still > get the "looks" but...only from the public! I often laugh when I > am on the freeway [doing the 75mph speed limit] going to work why > no one ever try's to pass me, even the truckers...chuckle-chuckle! > > Doug W7FDF > Vail, Arizona > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Digest Number 3232 > > Message: 13 > Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 02:04:56 -0400 > From: mch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: OT: NC man charged with 'driving a cop car' due to ham antennas > > This is slightly off topic, but I wanted everyone to be aware of what is > happening to a NC man who equipped his Chevy Caprice Classic with ham > antennas. He is now *charged* with driving a car that resembles a law > enforcement vehicle. Apparently that is a law in NC. > > Details here: > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GovtVShams/> > > This will be my only post on the subject. > Please direct any discussion there. > > This could be you if you have many antennas on your car (as many of us > do) and drive through NC in anything close to the same model car LE uses > (Caprice, Crown Vic, Intrepid, Impalla, Etc, or even any of the clones > such as Park Ave or anything based on the same frame). > > Joe M. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
