[ARRL-OK] Enforcement

Fri, 01 Nov 2002 15:33:17 +0000

I believe that in the case of a  "TRUE"  emergency
(safety, life or death, etc.) that  ANY  radio can
legitimately be used on  ANY  frequency necessary
to summon assistance.

D C "Mac" Macdonald, K2GKK/5

----Original Message Follows----
From: Lloyd Colston <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Subject: [ARRL-OK] Enforcement
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 08:24:25 -0600

>From Amateur Radio Newsline:

ENFORCEMENT:  YOU CANT USE THOSE RADIOS ON FIRE CHANNELS

Back on this side of the Atlantic, the FCC has told a fire department
to stop using illegally modified ham radio gear.  The FCC's Daryl
Duckworth, NN0W, explains:

--
Duckworth:  "The Enforcement Bureau has notified the Bon Secour Fire
and Rescue Department in Alabama that the Amateur equipment they were
using was contrary to Commission rules because it had been modified to
operate on Public Safety frequencies.  The letter referred to several
Icom IC-V8 handie talkies."
--

The note went to Karl Bingert who is the Chief Bon Secour Fire &
Rescue Department.  It told him that the use of Amateur Radio units of
any kind, modified to operate on its frequencies, is  against the
Commission's rules and would result in enforcement action by the FCC.
(FCC, RAIN)

The only exception I know of this rule against using Amateur Radio
equipment on channels outside the amateur radio bands is in the case of
the Military Affiliate Radio System.

Let me know how more I can help.

Lloyd Colston             Mayes County Emergency Management
Pryor, OK USA           http://www.geocities.com/mccem
Be caught watching.  Otherwise, you are just caught.
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