[Qcwa] Echolink and Ham operation

[DMulloy]

I appear to be a victim of this....someone looked up my profile on QRZ.com
and has been using my call on 40, 20 and 2 meters in widely diverse
geographical areas. I have received two OO reports of his poor operation,
overmodulation, etc.  I think I will go to a blank profile on QRZ.com. I
have received email via my call sign at ARRL.org asking why I have not
returned QSL for this bootleggers QSOs. One email said the guy was accessing
the local repeater via the internet.  It may be time for the FCC to take a
look at Echolink and similar systems.

73
Doug, K7ABX (haven't been on 40 meters since 1972!)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Fenn" <jfenn@lava.net>
To: <qcwa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 12:02 PM
Subject: [Qcwa] Echolink and Ham operation


> I am wondering what legalities are involved in the echolink activity
> now sweeping the internet.   In other words what if any FCC rules
> are being thwarted in the process.  I know of course the action via
> local VHF voice repeaters is strictly controlled in all facets,
> but what about say someone with a computer dreaming up a call sine
> then thru his computer software accessing distant ham repeaters.
> Of course if the computer operator is truly a licensed ham then
> probably nothing is violated, but since its world wide whats to
> prevent anyone anywhere with a computer roaming the world with
> a bootlegged callsine, or just dreaming up a call sine.  After all
> the computer end is not on the air in actuality even though he ends
> up on the air at some distant vhf repeater.   What are the legal
> ramifications of all this?
>
>                   Joe/KH6JF
>
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