[GreenKeys] Re: Copy of anyone's Amateur License available on-line

[Dave Mayfield]

And so what? So it makes a copy of your ticket what in the world is 
someone going to with it?

Charles Ring W3NU wrote:
> Carter, K8VT wrote:
>> Don Robert House wrote:
>>> Bob,
>>>
>>> I am not sure this is so nice.  I guess few people will now be able 
>>> to falsify their license with this database on-line.
>>> With over one million names and addresses available world-wide, some 
>>> enterprising folks could make up huge mailing lists.
>>>
>>> 73, Don K9TTY
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2 Apr 2007, at 1:39 AM, R.T.Liddy wrote:
>>>
>>> Want to get a copy of anybody's Amateur License?
>>>  
>>> Go to:
>>>  
>>> http://www.wm7d.net/fcc_uls/
>>>  
>>> Enter their Call or name.
>>>  
>>> Click on more detail and click on FCC License Reference Copy.
>>>  
>>> Isn't it nice to have Public Information?
>>>  
>>> 73,  Bob K8BL
>>>
>> The web site listed above is not operative at the time of this 
>> writing--and, more importantly, I haven't had my first cuppa coffee 
>> yet, but what am I missing?
>>
>> For *years*, anybody could have gone to the FCC web site directly, 
>> the QRZ.com web site, bought a "Flying Horse" or QRZ callbook CD and 
>> gotten all the names/calls/addresses that they wanted. What am I 
>> missing that is so different now???
>>
>> 73, Carter K8VT
>
> The new thing on this website is that it produces an almost perfect
> image of anyone's paper FCC ham license on request from anyone.
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