[K3CAL] Found this on Facebook

jimmy mumper jimmymumper562 at gmail.com
Wed Apr 8 21:06:41 EDT 2026 

i just want to get something like this
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On Wed, Apr 8, 2026 at 8:59 PM N5WTA N5WTA via K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> Jimmy,
>
> This isn’t the first time someone has brought up the legality of the
> things you are doing with the hobby including myself when you were
> transmitting with your sk grandfathers call that was expired, while you
> were unlicensed and on the repeaters from which emails were specifically
> sent out to tell non-licensed users to not use the repeaters illegally.
>
> Jimmy, I know you are new to the hobby and are excited to try new things.
> But I also know you like to skirt the limits of things and I know you know
> what the consequences can be if you are caught doing something illegal.
> I’ve personally have had this conversation with you two or three times
> before.
>
> Now you are talking about doing things that could make the entire club
> partially responsible and you could cause issues for anyone who has tried
> to help you in the past.
>
> You know better, you passed the tech test.  So I know you know better.
>
> Don’t burn everyone around you. This club has a lot of good people and we
> are trying to have a great relationship with county/state authorities.
> Things you could have real life or death consequences.
>
> I for one and going to have to say I can’t help you anymore. Just for fear
> that you might drag me down your path of potential legal issues.
>
>
> Regards,
> Johnathan Ibert
> N5WTA
>
> On Apr 8, 2026, at 8:42 PM, Mike Nasitka, AL3G via K3CAL <
> k3cal at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>
> I second what Matt said.  As a professional communication engineer for 30
> plus years, and an active firefighter in Prince Frederick, just don’t do
> it.  A SDR is cheap (RTL-SDR are under $50 last time I checked). I use a
> unication G5 when mobile, and either a Bearcat scanner, or www.scanmd.org
> at home. The G5 is an expensive option (but half price of a used APX- not
> to mention the cost of the programming software)
>
> Sorry for the harsh response as well, but this is an area where you can
> literally kill someone and not even know it.
>
> 73,
> Mike
>
>
> On Apr 8, 2026, at 18:50, Matt Orr via K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Jimmy,
> I was a tech for MD First.
> I maintained the MD First tower sites in Calvert, Charles, St Mary's, PG
> and part of Montgomery Co.
> I personally installed the dispatch consoles at MSP Prince Frederick,
> Leonardtown, La Plata. Forestville and College Park Barracks.
>
> DO NOT even attempt NAS.
> Do not even consider buying a used commercial radio with your level of
> experience.
>
> MD First, Calvert County and Charlles County radio systems use a
> specialized software package to identify, log (for legal evidence), locate
> and stun radios. When a commercial radio is stunned or killed, you now own
> a brick.
>
> It just takes one "oops" when trying to setup or use NAS and your radio
> will try and register on the system.
> When you register with a cloned radio ID, you WILL put a real system
> user's life at risk.
>
> In order to setup NAS, you need a system key.  You will never ger a legal
> system key.  If you go through illegal means to obtain one, you were warned.
>
> This email may sound harsh, but there is no way to sugar coat the
> seriousness of how illegal what you wanted to do is.
>
> When you use an illegal radio on a trunking system with a cloned ID, you
> could bump a Sheriff's Deputy's radio offline without him even knowing it.
> If that officer needed to call for help and couldn't because of your cloned
> radio, you're done. Prison time. I am really serious here.
>
> Again, I am just being blunt and honest with you here.  I have been a 2
> way tech working on public safety systems for 20+ years. I have seen the
> damage and have been asked to assist locating illegal radio user several
> times.
>
> Take my word, don't do it.
>
> I hope other CARA members will join me in steering you in the right
> direction here.
> You do NOT want to get on the bad side of your local Emergency Management
> by doing something like this because it could give CARA and other ham clubs
> a bad reputation.
>
> CARA has worked hard at building up trust and a good working relationship
> with Calvert Emerg Management. Activites like this by one of their members
> risks having Calvert EM kick us out to the street.
>
> As Kim said, buy a scanner, G5 pager, SDR...etc.
>
> I am painfully aware of the "experts" on Radio Reference and other radio
> based forums, social media and You Tube that tell you NAS is perfectlly
> fine. It isn't.
>
> I haven't commented much since I moved away, but felt this was a topic I
> was probably the best to reply.
>
> I am not meaning to come off as rude, or talk down to you, I am just being
> direct and honest because it is so important.
>
> Please just get a scanner.
>
> Matt
> N3IVK
>
> Sent from a mobile device
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: jimmy mumper via K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: 4/8/26 3:51 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: Calvert Amateur Radio Association - K3CAL <k3cal at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [K3CAL] Found this on Facebook
>
> They would be good for NAS for state and county systems and local conv
> 7/800 stuff
>
> On Wed, Apr 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM jimmy mumper <jimmymumper562 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14abzUR9Qth/?mibextid=xfxF2i
>>
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