[ARRL-OK] Question

Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:45:38 -0600

Heavens, no need to apologize!  No offense taken! I hope to see everyone at=
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the Green Country Hamfest tomorrow -- I'll be there with my Dad, W5JHJ, a=20
bona fide Old Old Timer (he even has a membership card to prove it :)

Kim Elmore, N5OP

At 11:51 PM 3/18/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>Sorry Kim, you are absolutely right.  I should have chosen my words better.
>Thanks for the correction.
>
>Mart Dennis, w5krg
>
>
>
>>From: "Kim Elmore" <[email protected]>
>>Reply-To: [email protected]
>>To: [email protected]
>>Subject: RE: [ARRL-OK] Question
>>Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:40:52 -0600
>>
>>Technically, it is not illegal to modify any radio to transmit on any=20
>>frequency, but it most certainly *is* illegal to use it to transmit on=20
>>any frequency for which it has not been type accepted.
>>
>>That aside, any EM who advocates this is begging for lots of trouble.  We=
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>>need to know who it is, so we can set them straight regardless of how=20
>>well-intentioned they might be.
>>
>>Kim Elmore, N5OP
>>
>>At 11:49 PM 3/11/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>>>Joe,
>>>Unless something has changed that I haven't heard of lately it's=20
>>>definitely against FCC regulations to modify a 2-meter radio to transmit=
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>>>out of it's intended band and being a VE I can tell you most definitely=
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>>>that no one that is not a licensed amateur can transmit on the ham=20
>>>frequencies unless it is a life or death emergency.
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: "Joe S. Borovetz" <[email protected]>
>>>>Reply-To: [email protected]
>>>>To: [email protected]
>>>>Subject: [ARRL-OK] Question
>>>>Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 17:42:56 -0600
>>>>
>>>>It has recently come to my attention that the State Office of Emergency=
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>>>>management is advocating the use of 2 meter radios for use in both=20
>>>>commercial bands and amateur bands.
>>>>
>>>>This would give the local CD directors access to amateur frequencies=20
>>>>and the directors would be able to transmit on these frequencies=20
>>>>without the need of a ham license.
>>>>
>>>>This comes from a new EM director in this area. He has bought and=20
>>>>equipped all of his volunteers with ICOM IC-1200's modified so that=20
>>>>they will work in the commercial bands.
>>>>
>>>>My understanding is that the State Office is advocating the purchase of=
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>>>>these radios.
>>>>
>>>>Joe
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>Oklahoma Section Web page http://www.qsl.net/wb5syt/index.html
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>>______________________________________________________
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>>ARRL Oklahoma Section Manager - John Thomason, WB5SYT [email protected]
>>Oklahoma Section Web page http://www.qsl.net/wb5syt/index.html
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                           Kim Elmore, Ph.D.
                        University of Oklahoma
         Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
"All of weather is divided into three parts: Yes, No, and Maybe. The
greatest of these is Maybe" The original Latin appears to be garbled.