[AMRadio] Can they 'really' know?

Sat Jan 28 10:45:08 EST 2012

Where in the heck would you be flying a model at 10pm??????

W5RY

-----Original Message-----
From: amradio-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:amradio-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bob Macklin
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 10:16 AM
To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Can they 'really' know?

My experience was a neighbor complained to the FCC that I was bothering his 
TV when he was watching the 10 o'clock news.

I got a visit from an OO. He found out I had a 6M model airplane 
transmitter. The news was on Channel 2. We lived in a channel 2 fringe area.

The neighbor had an antenna in poor condition.

The OO told the neighbor to get his antenna fixed. And he suggested that I 
don't use the transmitter between 10 and 11!

No FCC visit or notice!

I had more complaints from my wife in the early days when all we had for the

TV was Rabbit Ears!

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 27, 2012 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Can they 'really' know?

> An OO doesn't have the equipment to determine your power output levels.
>
> Most don't even have a Spectrum Analyzer ability.
>
> OOs are volunteers.
>
> The only visit I have had was from someone in the neighborhood, whom
> heard me on his Part 15 portable phone.
>
> He got a friend to look up the callsign.
>
> Net result, he ended up changing phones.  Even a 100W Apache was getting
> into his Part 15 device.
>
> No OO notice, no FCC visit.
>
> Bob - N0DGN
>
> On 1/27/2012 10:26 AM, Bob Macklin wrote:
>> It's my understanding the FCC does not monitor the ham bands. They depend

>> on
>> the OOs to do the monitoring.
>>
>> If someone files a complaint against you it is an OO that will visit you,
>> not the FCC.
>>
>> But if you are creating a problem the OO cannot cure the FCC will visit 
>> you.
>>
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