Reports to the FCC

Well, for the most part, unless its an ongoing problem that is disrupting communication over and over, most hams just let it go without much trouble. You can lodge a formal report by letter, fax, or phone even but its hard to deal with. Especially moving truckers. Its far more rare now anyways. Internet has taken the knuckle head kids and ####### off 1-40 and onto yahoo messenger. Most of the first 40 channels (the legal ones) are dead silent now anyways. So truckers don't find a big reason to spread out these days. The ones that do have a lot of space also. They normally don't go THAT high. The first 40-50 past channel 40 don't even stretch into the 10M ham band. The portion in the middle is a seldom used Military band. You REALLY have to go high to get into ham bands. Somewhere (I forget now a days) around 100-130 you start to go into the 10M ham band. Problem is, its smack in the middle of data, Morse code, and low power area of the band. Which is why its such a problem. Another reason its not a major problem these days is that we are at the bottom of the solar cycle. 10M for ham purposes is about useless right now. There is just not a whole lot of HAMS or FCC even listening. I have been a CBer as a kid, a freebander, a radiomen in the Navy, and also a HAM. So I have a weird perspective on it all. I know that the portion between channel 40 and 10M is very seldom used by the military because it, well, sucks. I never cared much about people operating up there for "company channels". FCC should have gave it to CB a long time ago anyways. But CB has become a red headed step child of the FCC. Mostly our own faults. But coming from a ham, and with ALL the already freebanded channels up to 10M, I never understood why people had to be inconsiderate to being on a portion of the band that is actually utilized. And it is utilized by people that took time to test for a license and are proud of it. Some that actually want to get away from the stuff that goes on CB. Its just rude in my book.

But, like I said, its rare for a HAM to become a radio cop, but if its an ongoing problem, I guess it would start here:
http://www.fcc.gov/eb/AmaCmpl.html

 

If the freebander is operating on 10 Meters, it goes to Special Counsel for Amateur Enforcement. That is Riley Hollingsworth, Gettysburg, PA. He is the one that writes the letters to the ones operating on the ham bands.
It would be 717-338-2502, his direct office line. If it is someone operating in the frequencies between Ch 40 and 10 Meters, then it goes to the FCC, Dallas Field Office, where the Resident Engineer heads up enforcement against outlaw operators and the dealers who sell illegal equipment.

Below ch 1, there ARE some frequencies being USED, despite the myth and legend and the agencies who USE those frequencies DO resent the intrusions as well. THEIR operators WILL file reports against interference that occurs by "freebanders". One agency is Civil Air Patrol who operates several frequencies down there and receives interference from operators who illegally use 26.625 and others. This agency is the Auxiliary of the USAF and operates search and rescue missions on this and a variety of frequencies. They DO use their frequencies and there is a specific reason for doing so that has nothing to do with "gittin' out" great guns or talking long distances. In fact, the opposite is true: they don't WANT to talk for long distances and the low-tech solution is the right choice!! It is used for on-SITE communications where they don't WANT snoopers and scanner hounds listening in. It also relieves other radio circuits and allows traffic to be spread out over a wider area. It drives the news media mad wondering why they are not hearing what's going on! The down side IS the "freebanders" and their "myth" of a freeband, and their "right" to use "them unused 'channels'". When CAP hears these people, they file reports with US Air Force Frequency Management, and the NTIA. It then filters down to FCC to go after these yokels. Locally, CAP members will aggressively hunt down the perps and turn them in! When the next cycle comes, you are going to hear about some people getting some FINES for doing this, and/OR being charged with interfering with a live, active USAF Search operation.

My own opinion is that these jerks have FORTY distinctive channels with which to play---MOST of whom go begging! I would like to see these outlaws stuck UNDERneath the jail for this and fined everything including their HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!


Gadfly

 

I would use that link I gave you. CB would probably passed to the Holingsworth team anyway. But don't expect much to be done unless they get a constant flow of complaints from multiple services, it interrupts a public safety organization, or there was other issues like threats and other forms of harassment that would warrant police intervention. They just don't have the manpower to deal with knucklehead jackarse's like this even though they would love too.