[Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today

[Vic Rosenthal]

 My initial thought about being told not use my radio to commit a crime was surprise that the FBI wasn’t also sending me an email telling me not to rob banks.
I mean, isn’t it sort of obvious that crime is bad?

Victor 

> On 18 Jan 2021, at 2:12, Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> So...the FCC *specifically* cites only amateur and personal radio services as illegal for use in crime.
> 
> I wonder how long the list is of radio services that ARE FCC APPROVED for use in crime?
> 
> Silly nonsense this all is.  It does not bring credit to anyone calling attention to this total non-problem.
> 
> Mike / KK5F
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: K4HYJ via Elecraft <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Jan 17, 2021 4:20 PM
>> To: 'Wes' <wes_n7ws at triconet.org>, elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ...    warning issued by FCC today
>> 
>> I feel safer now!!
>> 
>> K4HYJ
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net <elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
>> Behalf Of Wes
>> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2021 5:13 PM
>> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ...
>> warning issued by FCC today
>> 
>> Well I'm glad that CNN cleared that up and I'm so relieved to know that
>> Amazon, Apple and Google are protecting me from unmoderated speech.
>> 
>> N7WS
>> 
>>> On 1/17/2021 2:07 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
>>> The FCC just posted this:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> https://www.fcc.gov/document/amateur-personal-radio-users-reminded-not
>>> -use-radios-crimes
>>> 
>>> I guess this isn't surprising, considering current events. But in case
>> their motivation wasn't clear, see this interpretation:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/17/tech/fcc-radio-extremist-social-media-a
>>> ttack/index.html
>>> 
>>> Chances are VHF+ bands are the more likely vehicle for this form of
>> self-expression. It might get lost in the already "interesting" QRM on 75
>> meters.
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> Wayne
>>> N6KR
>>> 
>> 
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