Has anyone heard of Stryker radios?

[FriedTater]

I talk on 27trip5 all the time,as do the others Im talking to.All mobile 10 meter rigs best I know ? Exceptions to the legal tickets laid up at the home 20's.

Who was the clown with the 9 digit call sign bumping his gums Thur.0930 ? said he was talking on a Jazzoo mobile LMAO !

Originally Posted by Carolina Thunder

"In three of the cases, the frequency involved was 28.085 MHz--in the CW band--while the other two cases cited transmissions on 28.215 MHz and 28.315 MHz"


No trucker that i know or have been in contact with for the last 15 years ever goes into that area and talks! The only place that you will find people talking is up to 27.555 and down to the low side of 19.If these few clowns did talk on the above frequencies then they do deserve a big fine but as a whole cber/truckers do not go there. Hell any time the DX is really strong all you have to do is search the bands and you will find this to be true.

I wonder how badly licensed hams going on 27.385 and talking using their powerful equipment would get this guys paints in a bunch.........oh that's right. they have that ticket so it's OK!

[clantonman1983]

Originally Posted by Gadfly

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==>FCC WARNS ADDITIONAL TRUCKING FIRMS ABOUT UNLICENSED 10-METER OPERATION The FCC has issued warning notices to five more trucking companies asking them to respond to allegations that their drivers may have transmitted illegally on the 10-meter amateur band. The alleged violations, based on "information before the Commission" as opposed to FCC monitoring, are said to have occurred in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and California. "While many truckers use Citizens Band radio equipment, please be advised that operation of radio transmitting equipment without a license is a violation of Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934," FCC Special Counsel for Enforcement Riley Hollingsworth wrote the five firms in late August. The letters were made public September 18. Hollingsworth warned that violators, if caught and convicted, are subject to fines or prison time as well as seizure of their equipment. In three of the cases, the frequency involved was 28.085 MHz--in the CW band--while the other two cases cited transmissions on 28.215 MHz and 28.315 MHz. Hollingsworth asked Teaberry Trucking LLC, United Van Lines, Dowell Express Inc, Con-Way (CWX) Trucking and K&K Cartage to contact him to discuss the matter. In general, trucking company and courier services have responded promptly and positively to similar FCC warnings, indicating that they would warn drivers to refrain from unlicensed use of amateur frequencies. "UPS does not condone using any radio equipment that violates FCC rules," said a statement that went out to its drivers earlier this year after the FCC issued a Warning Notice to the package delivery service alleging unlicensed 10-meter operation. "Employees continuing to use radio equipment that violates FCC rules and UPS policy may be subject to appropriate disciplinary action along with fines or penalties owed to the FCC." UPS also admonished its drivers regarding the use of CB power amplifiers and transceivers capable of operation on both 10 and 11 meters. UPS said violating FCC rules also ignores the terms of its collective bargaining agreement with the Teamsters Union. A New Jersey trucking firm that received an FCC Warning Notice last spring promised to look into the allegations and "immediately remove all illegal equipment" from the truck in question. Gaffney, South Carolina, trucking company J Grady Randolph Inc wrote Hollingsworth earlier this year to say it had also received an anonymous report citing allegations similar to those in an FCC Warning Notice to the firm. Director of Human Resources and Safety W. O. Brown said Grady Randolph immediately advised all of its drivers that it is against the law to operate Amateur Radio equipment without a license. "We feel the problem with 10-meter radios is very widespread in this industry, since most truck stops have them for sale," Brown added. "We will continue to police our trucks in an attempt to prevent future incidents of such violations." While it's uncertain that these and similar admonitions have translated into fewer instances of alleged unlicensed operation on 10 meters by truckers, no further allegations have been raised involving operators of firms, such as UPS, that already have received FCC warning notices.
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Respectly disagreeing, THE above incidents for which letters were sent WERE the result of hams REPORTING drivers for being out-of-band. Actually, amateur operators can get VERY proficient at using simple DF techniques to "catch" drivers yakking on 28 MHZ. And it was not just in one geographic area, but occurred in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and California. So don't sell the hams short: its the reason why they take tests to LEARN the "innards" of the radio hobby. Some clubs have "fox hunts" where a transmitter is put out and the group goes out to find it. They DO get very GOOD at it. There's been a many an outlaw that boldly declared that, 'them hammies ain't smart enough to catch ME", only to be horrified to find a whole group standing beside his car where he was blocking communications. It is actuallY the other way around! Like I said previously, an interloper CAN be found, mobile or otherwise, and those who think au contraire are the ones less than savvy in the radio art! There's NO "try" to it!!

GF

Letters... that's all it is... letters... I don't see how you don't understand this. nobody is scared of the FCC or any other ham operators.

[Baack]

Please keep the post's polite please

[Big Iron]

Ok, so if you aren't on a channel other than 1-40 then theoretically there won't be any issues?

[Turbo-T]

Originally Posted by Big Iron

Ok, so if you aren't on a channel other than 1-40 then theoretically there won't be any issues?

As long as you stay on the allotted 40 channels that have been assigned to the CB band, you will most likely not have any trouble.

I say "most likely" because there's no 100% guarantee that someone won't see an export radio in your rig and not make a stink about it. Otherwise you will be fine.

However it's usually when people decide to flip the band switch and go off of the allotted 40 channels that trouble starts.

Quite frankly, I wonder if you could just have the band switch removed all together on an export and just have the converted CB band hard wired so that it's not possible to flip that switch and get yourself on "tham thar extree channels"....?

[clantonman1983]

Hey Gadfly, guess what, I just went a whole band up channels higher and said "hello". I just figured I would let you know since you are the self proclaimed CB police.

[WA4GCH]

"In three of the cases, the frequency involved was 28.085 MHz--in the CW band--while the other two cases cited transmissions on 28.215 MHz and 28.315 MHz"

I have heard them on 28.535 mhz also ....

You would think that with 120 ch on even the simplest converted CB that would be enough. But some just think if i have it i have a right to use it ......

The FCC is the problem unless they can enforce the laws they have nothing will ever change ...