[MilCom] NO SCANNERS AT CHERRY POINT AIRSHOW !

Mark Kirker mkirker at nycap.rr.com
Tue May 3 14:43:52 EDT 2016


Although I love to listen to the scanner at air shows, if for safety reasons they felt scanners were a problem then so be it. I would rather have air shows with out a scanner then cancel the show. Scanners are a privilege at air shows not a right. Just my two cents 

Mark 
Near KSCH  

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> On Apr 30, 2016, at 7:59 PM, Roger Strohmeyer <roger.stroh at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> This whole "no scanners at air shows" started after they finally started
> doing air shows again after 9/11. Before 9/11 I used to bring scanners to
> Travis AFB air shows with no problems but since 9/11 they have had a strict
> no scanner policy at air shows even though all radio communications on the
> base are encrypted and can't be scanned. I even had a conversation with the
> Travis base commander about it and he just wouldn't budge on it...long
> story short I don't go to air shows at Travis anymore simply because I
> can't bring my scanner....it's half the fun....for us radio fanatics. ;-)
> 
> -Roger in Sonoma County
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Apr 30, 2016 at 3:03 PM, Duane Mantick via MilCom <
> milcom at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
>> When I see scanners listed like this but apparently no other electronics
>> -and particularly NOT cellphones, FRS, GMRS, ham HT's, etc. that sends up a
>> red flag for me........ lumping that in with various play toys and sporting
>> equipment is, IMHO, a real chicken sh*t stunt........
>> DuaneWB9OMC
>> 
>> 
>>    On Saturday, April 30, 2016 5:32 PM, Ken <rfinder1 at charter.net> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Did they allow cellphones into the show?  Someone could very easily had
>> an app to listen from a close by location via the internet (Although I'm
>> guessing cellphone service probably got overwhelmed)
>> 
>> Ken
>> 
>>> On 4/30/2016 7:47 AM, Rick Tharrington wrote:
>>> NO SCANNERS AT CHERRY POINT AIRSHOW !
>>> 
>>> THIS A BUNCH OF BS ! BACK TO THE CAR FOR A LISTEN POST.
>>> 
>>> Rick Watha NC
>> 
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