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JnglMassiv
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No, that is an aircraft channel here in the US and probably many other places.
It's probably going to be one of those things where if you're asking the question, you shouldn't be messing around with it.
I mean, say someone comes on here and tells you "Yeah, you're good to go on that channel". You key up, goof around a while and get in trouble with the Federal Government. You're already in trouble for the radio, do you really want to tell the Feds you sought and received your authorization on a scanner messageboard?
The solution, like for so many other things, is education. Assume that you are not authorized on ANY frequencies until you have explicit knowledge and supporting documentation of where you are permitted to operate.
It's probably going to be one of those things where if you're asking the question, you shouldn't be messing around with it.
I mean, say someone comes on here and tells you "Yeah, you're good to go on that channel". You key up, goof around a while and get in trouble with the Federal Government. You're already in trouble for the radio, do you really want to tell the Feds you sought and received your authorization on a scanner messageboard?
The solution, like for so many other things, is education. Assume that you are not authorized on ANY frequencies until you have explicit knowledge and supporting documentation of where you are permitted to operate.
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Scanners do not transmit.
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990adv
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One of the hams in town is way too serious about some things and does not always understand when a person is only speaking in jest or kidding. I like to tease him every now and then.
Two years ago at Dayton I purchased an older ICOM airband radio. Works great for Oshkosh and other air shows. Some other hams saw it one time and asked me how it worked. I said "Great! I go on 121.5 and test it out using the call sign of -----." They all laughed, except -----.
This year I purchased a Baoefeng UV-5R at Dayton. Same sort of story except I stated I tested it out on ISPERN and IREACH. Once again ----- was not amused.
Two years ago at Dayton I purchased an older ICOM airband radio. Works great for Oshkosh and other air shows. Some other hams saw it one time and asked me how it worked. I said "Great! I go on 121.5 and test it out using the call sign of -----." They all laughed, except -----.
This year I purchased a Baoefeng UV-5R at Dayton. Same sort of story except I stated I tested it out on ISPERN and IREACH. Once again ----- was not amused.
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W9NES
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Why? 123.45 that has been posted is a air to air channel for aircraft like 146.520 is to us to use as a nationwide calling channel. As far as ISPERN 155.475 you are very lucky that someone did not hear you. This is a nationwide law enforcement channel. A fellow ham in IL lost his ham radio License when he was trying to call in a drunk driver.He called a local IL State Police Post with his ham radio call sign. The post took the call. got the drunk driver placed under arrest.A week later the ham received a letter in the mail form the FCC telling him that he broke the law in doing this.He lost his ham radio license.He was taken to court and had a fine put on him. Something to think about before keying a radio on a frequency that you are not allowed to use.You could loose your FCC ham radio license.
Tim, re-read what the op said! A mic on a scanner?? :lol:
Don't blow a gasket ok?
You gotta get a sense of humor,lol!
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W9NES
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Yes I did read the post the first time.If you do not wish to loose your ham radio license that you have worked so hard for you are better off to stay clear of those frequencies.If he is wise person.Sorry I do not blow any head gaskets.This is the resson why my ham radios do only ham radio freqs and and do not go out of band which makes the radio not type accepted by the fcc Thank You
I think you're wound a little tight! Do you see any indication that davilina has a ham license?
Did you understand that a scanner does not transmit?? With or without a microphone?? How can he lose anything if he can't transmit??
Are you high, or did you just not understand what he was asking? He was being sarcastic!! Ya know, funny as in joking, try it sometime!
You are a trip tim! :lol:
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If I plug my mic into an aluminum colander and point it to outer space, would I be able to talk to the space aliens?
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But if you're in Indiana, you might get your colander taken away by the Men in Black and get banned from your kitchen.
I think you elicited response from more than just your target :roll: Seems one ham here has taken you WAY too seriously...
Methinks the OP is trolling, and the fish are biting readily...
Token
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You have a link to this ham who lost his license? I have searched the web for it and find no reference (would be much easier if I had a callsign or location to start with) but would be most interested in learning more about the case.
In general one action does not immediately result in loss of license unless there is more to the story. Sometimes even malicious interference in the past has not resulted in loss of license. To be sure, in an event as you are discussing a ham would be stupid to transmit on Police freqs, the regulation says in an emergency use any communications necessary. I would not consider reporting a drunk driver an emergency, despite the possible consequences. And intrusion on other services should be a very last resort, when life is threatened and no other communications are to be had.
As for the comment about ISPERN and IREACH the poster (990av in this case, and not the OP in this thread) was obviously making a joke. Claiming to test on those freqs using someone else’s callsign, while that someone else was present, after clearly saying in his first sentence he was teasing that specific ham who also takes the rules very seriously. You know, humor.
Was the OP in this thread also dropping a joke? Who knows, it is the one and only post from that person, and no return to thread to date. Smells strongly of troll.
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W9NES
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The Ham who did this had a 2 meter mobile that went out of band.When he called the IL State Police Post on 155.475 ISPERN he used is Ham Call sign and told the post what he needed. He told the post that he was following a drunk driver on a interstate.After he did that the drunk driver was ARRESTED for DUI. The ham was sent a written notice by the FCC after IL State Police filed a written complaint against him. Because of the IL.State Police sending the complaint from the Communications Division to the FCC that ham LOST his license becuase he was out of band, He was not a Police Officer for the state of IL. The FCC said that he operated a ham radio that was operating out of band and was modified and was not type accepted. Sorry If I need help I will call on my cell phone.If you wish to lose your ham radio license fine beucase of a radio that is 1.Out of band and 2. Was modified and is not a type accepted.In ham radio all equipment must be type accepted by the fcc.
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What was his call sign? Do you have a link to a media story on this, or to the FCC action?
What was his call sign? Do you have a link to a media story on this, or to the FCC action?
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