[HIham] [koolau-arc] Re: [pacsecares] Help Preserve our Rights for Mobile Radio!

[Dennis Egge]

I hope all this concern translates into a nice crowd at the hearings at 9AM 
Monday morning.  I'll be there but don't let me speak for everyone. . . .

Dennis (KH7MU)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Hashiro" <rhashiro at hawaiiantel.net>
To: "Ham Radio in Hawai'i" <hiham at mailman.qth.net>
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Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 6:41 AM
Subject: [koolau-arc] Re: [HIham] [pacsecares] Help Preserve our Rights for 
Mobile Radio!


>
> Russell Hltn wrote:
>> I noticed that part of the definition of "electronic device" is
>> "requiring the use of a battery and at least one hand to operate the
>> device".
>>
>> Assuming that that excludes the car battery (which would make changing
>> stations on the car stereo illegal), that seems to give mobile radios
>> a free pass.
>>
>> Also note:  "(g)  Enforcement of this section by law enforcement
>> personnel may be accomplished only as a secondary action when a driver
>> of a motor vehicle has been detained for a suspected violation of
>> another traffic infraction."
>>
>> Don't do something dumb and you won't have a problem.  Am I missing 
>> something?
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> Russell, thanks for your thoughts.  Unfortunately, yes, there's things
> to consider.
>
> Even though the letter of the law is quite clear, police and law
> enforcement officers because
> they are lay people and can mistake things like radios and mobile
> telelphones (for example).
>
> Then it gets to a judge, who in certain areas are lay people.  And, at
> times they may make
> a poor ruling and judgement.  There is legend of that happening in New
> York to a ham.
>
> Read this.
>
> http://www.eham.net/articles/12676.
>
> So if someone pulls you over for an expired safety check, and he goes to
> work on
> other things he saw wrong.........
>
> Not to mention bad hair days for officers and judges.
>
> That is why we would rather have simple laws that are clear, to the
> point and not overly elaborate,
> so we don't get stuck in this kind of fish net.
>
> It could happen to you.
>
> Ron H, AH6RH
>
>
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