[ARRL-OK] Topic: Ham Hassled by County Sherrifs in Oklahoma, Wagoner County

[M. Schneider]

Got the following from the QRZ.com website.  I find this troubling.

Mark Schneider - K5MAR

http://www.qrz.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?s=3f4ef3601f8dffff;act=ST;f=3;t=42773;st=0

  Posted: Aug. 25 2003,23:11

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Today, I was driving with my wife in my Jeep Cherokee, which has my call
sign in 4" Reflective letters on the back, a Skywarn Logo, and several other
Emergency-Management related stickers on it; when I was pulled over by a
Wagoner County (Oklahoma) Deputy, who had noticed my radio equipment in my
car.  The Deputy (By this time another police car had shown up) proceeded to
inform me that in his county such radios were illegal, I informed him that I
was licensed by the FCC to transmit on the said devices and he informed me
that the license didn't matter in his county.  After several minutes of
arguing, he decided to let me go.  I just thought this was very interesting,
and very odd in a county so affected by tornados that has so much community
involvement with Skywarn.

Mike Darrol
KD5RJZ  Tulsa, OK