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

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Early 70s there was a Student Information net used to coordinate protests against the Vietnam War....colleges nationwide used it.....

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> On Jan 18, 2021, at 5:59 PM, Ted Edwards W3TB <w3tb.ted at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> When I was in college during anti-war protests about 50 years ago,
> protesters tried to pressure me to use the college station to coordinate
> with other colleges.
> 
> They threatened to break into the station and do it themselves with my
> callsign.  I disconnected antennas, but I also knew that none of them knew
> anything about it to do anything but break the equipment.
> 
> And nothing came of it.
> 
>> On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 14:31 Joe Subich, W4TV <lists at subich.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2021-01-18 2:55 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
>>> 
>>> For a while, the FCC declined to take action against criminal (like
>>> "convicted") violators if the crime did not involve
>>> telecommunications law.  I don't remember the actual case that Doug
>>> mentioned other than it wasn't one of mine :)
>> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ (sk).
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>>    ... Joe, W4TV
>> 
>> 
>>> On 2021-01-18 2:55 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
>>>> On 1/18/2021 10:36 AM, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-717-1197 wrote:
>>> 
>>>> There was a case a while back where a ham had his license pulled
>>>> because he was convicted of telecom fraud. IIRC, the FCC said it was
>>>> evidence that he was unwilling to follow the rules. And I think it
>>>> only came visible because he protested, or filed to get it reinstated.
>>>> I suspect Phil can recall more details. It's been a
>>>> while.
>>> 
>>> For a while, the FCC declined to take action against criminal (like
>>> "convicted") violators if the crime did not involve telecommunications
>>> law.  I don't remember the actual case that Doug mentioned other than it
>>> wasn't one of mine :)  but I do remember that there have been several.
>>> For other violators, there is a provision in the Communications Act that
>>> requires the FCC to determine if the conviction bears on the moral
>>> qualifications to become or remain an FCC license holder, and there are
>>> provisions in other statutes that bar someone from holding or receiving
>>> a license if in arrears to court-mandated payments..
>>> 
>>> As far as the present situation, what the notice said (in plain
>>> language) is using a radio while planning or committing a crime is a
>>> crime itself. Has nothing to do with the content as long as it does not
>>> involve planning or committing that criminal act.  Yes, there are limits
>>> to First-Amendment-protected speech.   (Pardon me if I'm teaching
>>> first-year Constitutional Law.)
>>> 
>>> 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
>>> Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402
>>> 
>>> From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest
>>> Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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> -- 
> 73 de Ted Edwards, W3TB and GØPWW
> 
> and thinking about operating CW:
> "Do today what others won't,
> so you can do tomorrow what others can't."
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