fcc cracking down

All I did was explain how truckers like Smith got caught. It had only to do with with illegal ops going onto 28 MHZ and talking on AM on a digital frequency AND, of course, not having permission to be there. I did not insult anybody, call names or otherwise disparage anybody. I simply explained that the hams DID go out and monitor the frequencies that were being "filched". I told you HOW they went about it, that's all. A LOT of truckers have been snagged that way----all without saying one word to them. They "trapped" themselves thru their ignorance of the law, ignorance of how their radio actually worked, and ignorance that the legitimate users of those bands would object and do something about it. I am sorry you don't like it, but it happened because the hams simply got tired of finding people that don't belong ON their bands. NO, they didn't bother the CB band or the so-called and non-existent "freeband". They acted in defense of 10 Meters which is assigned not by FCC, but international treaty and convention.

You simply don't accept that laws ARE there to protect people, and that they do, indeed, apply to radio because it can do as much harm as theft of tangible things. It doesn't matter if its a felony or a misdemeanor. Actually, interference to radio communications CAN be a "felony" depending on the severity and what has been affected. Interference to emergency communications can most certainly be a "felony" contrary to what you say. YOU, judging by your statements, believe that radio is simply a harmless little pastime and hurts no one. And, in fact, if you DO interfere with someone, all the better: it makes you feel better that you have messed up somebody. It is where the concept of "mudducks" came from, and where this thing about POWER, POWER, POWER and all them "s-units" come from. A little reading will show that power is NOT the do-all, be-all of radio, but successful radio communications comes from understanding of propagation, how to use the available frequencies to best advantage, and operator skill. I can do with an efficient antenna and 100 watts what "far in th' w'ar" can't ! Under certain adverse conditions is BIG pow-ah necessary, and a good op can usually avoid it.

GF

 

Well Gadfly, you have me wrong. I am not the type of person to try an interfere with radio communications. When someone is talking then I keep my mic unkeyed. I don't key up unless they loose each other and then I will key up and relay a message. Nothing more, nothing less.

The group I run with will change to one of the other 40 channels if we end up on a channel that is cluttered. We don't go dialing up the power to get over local communications that are going on. Well not always. If I am getting drown out, I will turn up the power a little to get through to a driver to have him change to a quieter channel. Then it is back down to lower levels of power unless we are really spread out. I usually use just enough power to get from my radio to theirs.

If they can hear me fine at 4 watts then I leave it be. If I need to crank up the juice to 20 watts then so be it. As long as they can hear me without having to say" come again".

My box does not get flipped on unless I am playing tag during skip conditions. Then it is just to say hello and give a friendly wave on the airwaves. Not to raise a bunch of kane.

And yes I am running one of them export radios that many hams hate so much. The difference is that I don't play witht he band selector on it. It stays on the selection that gives me the regular CB 40 and that is it. The only reason why I run it is because of the power output.

Yes I know an antenna can make up alot but when running in a truck were the base of the antenna is 9 feet of the ground then it is tough to find a decent working antenna that won't be smacking every overpass as I go down the road.

So to make up for the length we run a little extra power.

If and when I set up a base, it will be a pretty much stock radio but I will invest in and good base antenna setup.


But there are hams out there that run around listening on the regular 40. They sit there with their power meters waiting for that high powered radio. They will "Fox" hunt the radio down and try and turn it into the FCC. This is what really gets me. First of all it is because it is non of their danged business how much power truck drivers use on the regular 40.

Personally, I don't care what goes on, above and below, the 40. I don't go there so I don't care.

I also think the rule about trying to talk farther then 100 miles, or what ever it is, is a bunch of poop.

Some of the hams, have to get over themselves, when it comes to CB and the power that can be used on the CB 40.

As far as your comment about doing something with a good antenna and 100 watts better then what far in the w'ar can't. I hope you, as a ham, are not doing it on the regular CB 40. That would be breaking the rules also.

Also, being a mobile and constantly moving, we do the best we can do, with what we have available. It is not like we are sitting so that we can constantly work a dial so that we can communicate. We have other important tasks on hand rather then sit and play with a dial all the time so that we can work the frequencies and propagation just so that we can talk to each other.

 

PennDOT uses them sometimes near work areas to announce possible traffic delays.

 

Your right about Penn DOT. I always ask the lady out for a date but she never says yes she's to worried about construction zones.

 

under part 15 you can run low power transmiters one way maybe this is how they are doing it ...

 

There was a rather lengthy thread on QRZ (ragchew)complaining/discussing CBers "infiltrating" 10 Meters. It got closed after a few pages.

GF

 

Heck the FCC enforcement web site is full of them too ...

 

I have good knowledge when it comes to pc's, and other electronics, but am lost when it comes to radios. Does anybody have a good reference site where I could learn the basics. It would be much appreciated.

 

Several sites have good books on radio ...... here is one

http://www.arrl.org/

http://www.arrl.org/shop/What-s-New/

 

I believe everything I hear too.