[Boatanchors] Re: Jerry Freeman - now crime of possessing cb amp

[Phil M.]

I guess this would make all Collins KWS-1 illegal to possess since they
support the 11 meter band...........

73, Phil


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J Forster" <jfor at quik.com>
To: <W4AWM at aol.com>
Cc: <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 10:54 AM
Subject: Re: Fwd: [Boatanchors] Jerry Freeman - was Ditty not Diddy


> Has the US 'justice' system come to this.....   simply POSSESSING an 
> amplifier
> covering certain bands is a crime, rather than using it?? If so, it's 
> pretty sad.
>
> -John
>
>
>
> W4AWM at aol.com wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 8/23/2007 11:33:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
>> grimm at sbc.edu
>> writes:
>>
>> > My favorite Jerry Freeman story involved a fellow at the
>> > Virginia Beach Hamfest who was selling a CB amplifier.  Jerry walked up
>> > to him carrying a hammer and told him to either destroy the amp, then
>> > and there, or be fined $10,000.  After seeing Jerry's badge and
>> > credentials, the fellow used Jerry's hammer and destroyed the amp.
>>
>> I would love it if Riley would do that.  There are plenty of these 
>> illegal
>> amps and souped up CB rigs at nearly every hamfest.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> John,  W4AWM
>
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