[MIham] Project 'Take Back 146.52'

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hi Frank,

Now that K4ZDH, R. Hollingsworth is no longer the FCC Amateur Radio 
enforcement officer, to whom does one send complaints or reports?

As a point of interest: Is anyone enforcing the Amateur Radio rules at all 
now that Riley is retired?

FYI: I once accidentally made a call on 14.226 MHZ USB when I held a General 
class license. I did not stop to think about being 3 KHz from the end of the 
band! Almost instantly a Ham with an Extra class ticket was all over me for 
rule and operational procedure infractions! I admit that I was in the wrong, 
no question about it. But the way this guy came down on me would scare most 
new Hams into CW or just listening!

While it is fine to 'play' enforcement dude, it would also be most helpful 
if these self appointed protectors of the bands would also explain what you 
did wrong, or improperly, as well as explain the proper way to do it. Being 
in error is one thing, but learning the proper procedures or the right way 
of doing something is just as important!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank" <frank at mclc908.org>
To: "LARC General List" <w8lrc at w8lrc.org>; "MIham" <miham at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 11:37 PM
Subject: [MIham] Project 'Take Back 146.52'


> Project 'Take Back 146.52'
> from The Unusual Suspects Amateur Radio Group on January 24, 2012
> View comments about this article!
>
>
> 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.
>
>
> Remember P7 - Proper, Pre-Planning, Prevents, Pathetically, Poor, 
> Performance.
>
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