Please see my post in reply to Mike's message before this getrs too far out of context.
Thanks Bryan --- In [email protected], MCH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And loss of a license would adversely affect the ability of any PS > agency to do their job. You would be essentially putting them out of > business. Then, the municipality could come after you for the costs to > pay another municipality to cover their area. After all, they only have > to pay because YOU made them lose their license, and they are under > legal obligation to provide at minimum fire protection (well, at least > in PA they are). > > It can get very expensive very fast. Is it worth losing all your > possessions and perhaps doing some jail time over saving a couple > hundred or even a couple thousand dollars for doing it right? Also don't > forget the suits from anyone adversely affected by the lack of or > delayed response from emergency services. They will be in line to sue > you, too. > > And you better pray it's not the county who loses their license - > affecting PS agencies in the entire county. > > "I'm sorry... the number you have dialed.... 9.... 1.... 1.... is no > longer in service. John Smith wanted to save a few bucks." > > Oh, and if you have a ham license? Write that off, too, as well as any > other license you may have held. > > Joe M. > > Mike Pugh wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Also check to be sure the FCC license reflects the locations, type of > >> service (FB; FB2; or MO) and power levels being proposed for the VHF > >> frequency. > >> > >> > > I'm glad someone else brought this up. During my 18 years in LMR, I ran > > into a bunch of instances where someone wanted to link this to that, or > > wanted to use a non type accepted radio or wanted to do several other > > less than legal things. My response was always something like make sure > > your station is completely legal if you are not the license holder. > > Don't set your levels by ear, make sure they are set up correctly, even > > if you have to pay to have it done. Why? Well, if you use improperly set > > up equipment on a license you do not hold, such as a volunteer fire > > frequency or the like, you place the license holder in a bad spot should > > your station happen to be found in violation because of improper levels > > or bandwidth. Same way with a converted ham radio, modified to operate > > out of band. The point of my post is to make sure that your actions > > don't adversely affect the licenseholder's license. It may be really > > tough to explain to the county judge in your county how your actions > > caused the county to incur a license infraction with the FCC, or worse, > > a fine, or the loss of a license. > > > > I'd step very carefully here if it were me. In all license services > > except the amateur bands, just because you can wire it together, don't > > assume it is legal > > > > Mike Pugh > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > >
