[ARRL-OK] Enforcement

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I hope I don't add fuel to this fire!  (pardon the pun) I own an IC-V8 and 
although it is a great radio however, it physically is not sturdy enough to 
work in the public safety arena.  The FCC ruling points at the fact that 
radios in the amateur service are not type accepted for public service.  Type 
acceptance covers a wide range of conditions some of which include the 
characteristics of the RF signal.

We ran into this problem in Omaha. A small city gave amateurs with UHF radios 
which were capable of transmitting above 460 MHz permission to call the 
police dispatchers directly and pass emergency and other safety related 
traffic.  It was a great program but was hindered by the type acceptance 
regulations.  The city overcame this issue by supplying amateurs that passed 
a background check with Police Ht's.

Clay, WA6LBU

In a message dated 11/1/2002 8:38:46 AM Central Standard Time, kc5fm@juno.com 
writes:

> 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.



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