[Mobile-Portable] Want advice

[Dick Flanagan]

At 10:08 AM 7/26/2004, Buck wrote:
 >Licensed operators are restricted to the approved licensed frequencies, but
 >Hams are allowed to operate within the ham bands outside their licensed
 >privileges IF there is an emergency that is a matter of life or death or
 >property damage.   DO NOT TRANSMIT ON PUBLIC SERVICE FREQUENCIES such as
 >POLICE and FIRE frequencies.  DO NOT ENCOURAGE THIS.

In an emergency where lives and property are at stake, anyone can operate 
any radio on any frequency to the extent necessary to address the 
emergency.  You will need to justify your actions after the fact, but 
that's just common sense.

"I know I could have used my radio and I'm sorry I let the officer die, but 
I didn't want to get in trouble."

There are no rules where lives are at stake.

73, Dick
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Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
E-mail: k7vc at arrl.org