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I wonder how much of a problem this really is. Has anyone actually heard,
with their own ears, the DXpeditions operating Freeband or otherwise, shall
we say, improperly?
Keep in mind what just happened with
There's an important distinction between CB and Freebanding.
In the USA, and many other countries, there is a 100% legal Citizens
Band. The frequencies, power limit, etc., are all defined, and
although not everyone stays within those limits, many do. Numerous
hams, including some quite
I am one of the old farts that remembers when 11 meters was a ham band;
back before 1958-59 when this travesty called CB came about. In fact, I
used to use the band and made many enjoyable contacts there; my B W
5100' s still have the 11 meter band marked on the vfo.
For whatever reason, the
On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, W0YG Charlie Summers wrote:
I wonder how many of you folks have seen the excessive amount of illegal
gear being posted on eBay in the ham section. I am sure a major amount of
that type of gear goes through that auction house. I would say 5-15 items a
day are posted.
I
It became a cesspool of illegality right from the start
and soon began its process of causing the general public to think of CB
and ham radio as one and the same, since most people had no
knowledge of the difference between the two. The advent of CB was the
first giant step in the bastardization
On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Kelly Jones wrote:
On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Ron Notarius WN3VAW wrote:
Oh, and Kelly (KE9KD) -- I haven't looked, but if the Sugar Delta guys
have indeed swiped your content, I hope you know a good lawyer who can draft
a cease and desist or else letter. Theft like that is
Ain't that wonderful, getting an award for working an illegal operation.
But wait a minute, didn't the boys on H40 say it was legal to operate in
that segment of the band out there? Maybe it is legal in other parts of the
world too? But wait a moment again, did W9WNV or UB5RR really not go to
Now THERE'S a good idea! Maybe those clowns will accept my P5RS7 card
and the first Scarborough trip?? Maybe I could make #1 by working 'em
all in reverse order of difficulty.
N2ERN
Ain't that wonderful, getting an award for working an illegal operation.
But wait a minute, didn't the boys on
Combining several replies into one:
Sugar Delta: Well, considering that they're dishonest enough to steal
content from other people's web sites, and considering that the CY0MM crew
claimed it was a misunderstanding that led to SD claiming freeband
activity from CY0 during the DXpedition, why
Bill, Cannot disagree with you more. Aside from the dumbing down of the
hobby that has taken place over the last 10 - 15 years, what makes you think
that these individuals who currently are breaking the law will not bring
their I don't care about authority attitude to our hobby. I have been a
ham
Ron wrote: Other FB activity: Guantanamo Bay? We have some military
personnel
breaking the law? Really?
Should not happen on a military base..I will see that the base Comm
Officer is advised and hope that corrective measures are taken as required.
73 NormK1AA
Bruce: You make a good point. However, I still like my
'outreach' idea and I strongly support the movement to make '10.5
meters' a licensed amateur band. The whole world has been dumbed
down. Based on the resumes I review at my job, I don't think the
ability to compose a coherent paragraph is
Are we to assume from this comment and attitude that
because theUSA has a problem with CB/Freebanders or
whatever you want to call them, that the rest of the DX world
should be denied the chance to work DXCC because the
USA people want to disqualify an expedition, which may not even be
At 10:29 AM -0500 12/4/02, Ron St.Laurent ND5S wrote:
And here many of us sit and wait for our Federal Government to allow
Desecheo to come on the air and an 11 meter DXpedition landed without
permission and operated this past summer. I found their website when I did
a Yahoo search on Desecheo
On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, Norm Gertz wrote:
Ron wrote: Other FB activity: Guantanamo Bay? We have some military
personnel
breaking the law? Really?
Should not happen on a military base..I will see that the base Comm
Officer is advised and hope that corrective measures are taken as
On Wed, 4 Dec 2002, John E Bastin, K8AJS wrote:
At 11:16 AM -0600 12/4/02, Zack Widup wrote:
I really hope they don't hurt our chances for an operation there. I still
need that one!
There's still hope. Don Miller has his license again.
Keep the faith...:-)
73,
I wonder when Don
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