[MIham] Project 'Take Back 146.52'

[Frank]

Project 'Take Back 146.52'
from The Unusual Suspects Amateur Radio Group on January 24, 2012 
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Just about every ham either knows about, or has experienced, first hand, the consequences of operating on 14.275 or 14.313. Many hams have had to lick their wounds after having ventured into those territories. Local hams in San Antonio, Bexar County and surrounding Texas counties are quite aware of the similar situation on 146.52 where two operators have "owned" and ruined that frequency for years. Newly licensed technicians who dutifully go to 146.52 as a calling frequency, quickly learn the nefarious side of ham radio, as they end up on the receiving end of nearly every violation in the book, to include being cussed out on the air. 

The two 146.52 frequency "owners" go beyond being just LID operators; they devote full time to the demise and character assassinations of decent law-abiding local hams who use the spectrum for its intended purpose. Ongoing efforts to document their destructive transmissions to the FCC have, so far, yielded no discernible results. 

Even after warnings from the FCC to take it off the air, they continue with the activities of attacking "newbies" and visitors to the San Antonio area. These two individuals are personally responsible for driving more new ham radio operators off the air within months or weeks of gaining a license than any other single event.

What is truly disgusting and an extreme disappointment to the local Amateur community are the other wise good ham radio operators who know full well who and what these individuals are and exactly what they do to the Amateur Radio Community but still offer them support and encouragement by carrying on conversations with them. These two individuals look upon those other wise good hams as validation that they are supported in the attacks they perform and it only offers them encouragement. 

The local amateur radio community is fed up. They want an end to the cycle of radio terrorism that these individuals perform on a daily bases.

And so, the [non-profit] Unusual Suspects group has launched an initiative called, "Take Back 146.52." Accordingly, the Unusual Suspects have aligned with the local Ham Radio community throughout Bexar County to promote the legal and positive use of 146.52 through the use of positive conversations and support for newly licensed hams. The "rules of engagement," are simply to ignore all transmissions of the two frequency "owners" and to avoid reacting to their taunting and personal attacks. "Take Back" means to return the frequency back to normal, respectable, amateur use for all operators. Letters of intent have been sent to both the FCC and to the ARRL, with emphasis that the "Take Back" effort will foster adherence to FCC regulations and cordial, friendly use of the frequency. 

The two "bad guys" have continued their efforts to ridicule and taunt decent operators, although it appears that the positive efforts of law abiding users have been productive enough to justify continuing the "Take Back 146.52" program.

We invite concerned hams, worldwide, to look at and comment on our difficult, but worthwhile initiative.


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