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"I do believe [BUT I may be wrong] it was a federal frequency."
It's not a matter of was, it among others in that range IS an federal frequency.
"When was the last time the FCC has enforced the 155 mile rule?"
A better question would be when was the last time the FCC has enforced ANY CB rule? My best guess is when they threw up their hands, dropped the licensing requirement and let it go to hell in a hand basket.
It's not a matter of was, it among others in that range IS an federal frequency.
"When was the last time the FCC has enforced the 155 mile rule?"
A better question would be when was the last time the FCC has enforced ANY CB rule? My best guess is when they threw up their hands, dropped the licensing requirement and let it go to hell in a hand basket.
jhooten
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Just like they are preparing to do with GMRS.
Yes, I think every member gets your point, ad nauseam.
I understand that the non-federal radio police have a place in society, and a balance is needed. RR is a reputable place and I am a representative of RR, but I believe the forums are for the members to chat and illegal CB use is really a social topic since it isn't an enforced crime, except for some circumstances. If someone started organizing a murder or drug deal, that's a different story all together! Let the stories fly.
Please let me know when you become a moderator.
Don't forget about the class C channels. =]
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jhooten
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What I can't use 19A?
"Please let me know when you become a moderator."
Oh so now I get slapped down for defending RR's reputation? When Tom Kneitel did it for the same reason as yours it was the last straw, I canceled my subscription to every mag he had a hand in. Maybe you're trying to drive me off the board? FYI, every one of those publications went under sooner or later so go ahead and give RR a black eye and encourage others to beat up on it, we'll see how long it lasts.
I leave you with this thought before shutting my gob and letting CB and RR wallow in the mire. Those publications were the primary cause of CB, a once useful radio service going to hell in a hand basket but perhaps you weren't around to watch it happen. Put these two together and you'll see that endorsement of illegal mods and activities is a two edged sword, be careful how you use it.
Oh so now I get slapped down for defending RR's reputation? When Tom Kneitel did it for the same reason as yours it was the last straw, I canceled my subscription to every mag he had a hand in. Maybe you're trying to drive me off the board? FYI, every one of those publications went under sooner or later so go ahead and give RR a black eye and encourage others to beat up on it, we'll see how long it lasts.
I leave you with this thought before shutting my gob and letting CB and RR wallow in the mire. Those publications were the primary cause of CB, a once useful radio service going to hell in a hand basket but perhaps you weren't around to watch it happen. Put these two together and you'll see that endorsement of illegal mods and activities is a two edged sword, be careful how you use it.
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So if you wish to discuss the illegal usage of your radios... do so elsewhere.
Just out of curiosity, why do hams hate 11 meter operators so much ? Why do you really care if people talk on 27.555 from the USA to Japan ? As long as their communications don't interfere with yours, what's the big deal ? I know the frequencies between 27.405 & the 10 meter band are assigned to something but they certainly aren't used.
reedeb
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1 MOST Cbers are loud,foul mouthed buffoons [I said most nOT all]
2 Because it is against the law and makes ALL of us folks who use ANY radio look bad [To most you say ham operator they think CBer or the other ways around] ALSO sometimes their communications DO interfere with hams because most are using modified 10 meter rigs and way overpowered they can splash a lot of spectrum and can cause interference [sometimes with disaster relief groups]
3 HOW do you know these frequencies are not being used? MANY are assigned [or were] to federal agencies
YES we do have hams who act like Cbers BUT for the most part we act like adults and handle our hobby well
I don't hate 11 meter operators, as I talk on 11 meters when I get the chance, but I talk with a civilized group of guys that respect each other on channel 27. I use my grandfather's old Golden Eagle Mark III. It's fun to use an old tube radio like that.
As others have said, MOST 11 meter operators are rude and have no problems with transmitting anywhere that their radio will allow them to. If that means roger-beeping and echoing on 28.105 MHz AM right over the top of licensed CW operators, then that's what they will do. There is a guy right up the road from me who completely drowns out and walks all over any and all 11 meter frequencies just because he's an A-hole. There is no other explanation. He is constantly "tuning" radios that he buys and thinks he is making his radios "louder" by tweaking his radios and watching his Watt meter max out. His signal is aweful and he rarely gets anyone to talk to him and when they do, he usually insults them.
I talk on the 10 meter band as well and have made contacts all over the World. It would bother me if I was in the middle of legally talking to someone in Chile on 10 meters while he decides that he wants to key up his modified splatter-box on 27.555 and bleed all over my conversation with "BREAK! How 'bout it DX land? You got a coppy on this weak mo-bill? BREAK BREAK"
9 times out of 10 though, it's all air-wave-courage. Everyone can can be an A-hole when they have the protection of air-wave-distance or the false premise that they can't be found by triangulation. It was funny how the guy I mentioned above cooled his jets once I mentioned his address over the air.
PHOENIX_SCANNER
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Originally Posted by kb2vxa View Post
Are you guys getting my point?
Thank you. The self-righteous preaching and pseudo-wisdom get very tedious.
CB is a vast wasteland of morons for the most part. For the most part it has been for decades, and it will continue to be so. The FCC could give a rat's rear end about violations in this area for the most part, as with GMRS, another wasteland.
I am personally entertained by freeband stories also and enjoy reading some of the funnier stuff on here.
Some people need to lighten up, and possibly keep their "wisdom" to themselves. One of the problems with getting old is that men begin to ramble more as their out of touch opinions mean less and less.
Are you guys getting my point?
Thank you. The self-righteous preaching and pseudo-wisdom get very tedious.
CB is a vast wasteland of morons for the most part. For the most part it has been for decades, and it will continue to be so. The FCC could give a rat's rear end about violations in this area for the most part, as with GMRS, another wasteland.
I am personally entertained by freeband stories also and enjoy reading some of the funnier stuff on here.
Some people need to lighten up, and possibly keep their "wisdom" to themselves. One of the problems with getting old is that men begin to ramble more as their out of touch opinions mean less and less.
Hello All: Some good pints made here.
Yes 27.555 (USB mostly used) is alive and doing well. I hear a lot of Eurpoen stations on there making contact then moving off to another frequency. Very interesting to listen to. Its great to listen there as its busy when 10 meters is quiet, so its a great indicator when 10 meters should be hot for DX Stations.
Its a shame we seem to always get the radio police with their negative and unfriendly comets. I wounder if these unfriendly ways accelearts the CB and Freeband use.
Jay in the Mojave
Yes 27.555 (USB mostly used) is alive and doing well. I hear a lot of Eurpoen stations on there making contact then moving off to another frequency. Very interesting to listen to. Its great to listen there as its busy when 10 meters is quiet, so its a great indicator when 10 meters should be hot for DX Stations.
Its a shame we seem to always get the radio police with their negative and unfriendly comets. I wounder if these unfriendly ways accelearts the CB and Freeband use.
Jay in the Mojave
reedeb
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Gee Someone speaks out against an ILLEGAL activity and the names pop up [radio police] MAYBE you don't want to see the harm going to as you refer as freeband [NOTHING free about it] does on LEGAL frequencies with LEGAL operators. But then again we are talking about these freebooters who couldn't care less about such foolish things as laws and rules [after all they weren't ment for you anyways ,YOU'RE SPEEECIAL!!!]
I suppose next to your illegal radios you also have the fully automatic assualt rifle, unregistered vehicle, and haven't reported your income tax for the last 20 years [AFTERALL you are SPEEECIAL]. Lemme guess you cruise down the road as fast as you dang well feel like it, stop at stop signs and redlights when the mood suits you, and walk out of stores without paying for anything, as well as drive off from the gas pump after filling up your tank.
Yes I know a little over the top BUT if you're gonna freeband and use illegal radios and power and such why not do the rest and consequences be damned. Remember YOU'RE SPEEECIAL!!!
rexgame
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And MOST hams just yell over another over the repeater, with all sorts of foul language and insisting they were the ones to be the first on the repeater. The creative use of foul language should have it's own ham dictionary.
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reedeb
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Oh really? In all my years I've never heard any ham yell over one another on a repeater [maybe transmit BUT usually they are told they've doubled and one ham will sit back till the other is done with his transmission]
My guess is you have no idea how a repeater works as no one can yell over each other.
I've never heard any foul langues on 2meter nor 70 centimeter repeaters [YES wedo have the 1 in california known for foul language BUT most hams stay away from it and a few on HF do get potty mouth but overall it's very clean and well mannered.
freqs
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I dont talk on Ham but I listen to them on the Scanner . I did hear one a guy started swearing while a few hams were talking on 2 meter.This guy was f bombing all over the place .
all the other hams just signed off and the guy rambled on for a few seconds and then it went dead .
That was the only time I ever heard that kinda stuff on ham .
all the other hams just signed off and the guy rambled on for a few seconds and then it went dead .
That was the only time I ever heard that kinda stuff on ham .
jhooten
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And how do you know it was a ham doing the f-bombing and not some unlicensed freebander with an illegally modified radio creating hate and discontent on the ham bands?
Hello Reedeb: Gee whiz I waited a short while to respond, allowing your blood pressure to go down and settle down, it appears I hit a nerve with you.
No illegal, guns, driving, cars, or lack of filling for tax's. Sorry to disappoint you. Freeband is just a slang name, please take it easy.
The point of all this is the radio police and some ham radio operators have shoot them selves (and the ham radio hobby) in the foot by being a bunch of unfriendly rule reciting goofs. Running off a lot of new people that may have wanted to become hams. The CB group is probably the biggest group new hams come from.
You will never totally clean up the cb band, but how about welcoming new people with a friendly manner.
However I do believe that I am special, agreed...
Jay in the Mojave
No illegal, guns, driving, cars, or lack of filling for tax's. Sorry to disappoint you. Freeband is just a slang name, please take it easy.
The point of all this is the radio police and some ham radio operators have shoot them selves (and the ham radio hobby) in the foot by being a bunch of unfriendly rule reciting goofs. Running off a lot of new people that may have wanted to become hams. The CB group is probably the biggest group new hams come from.
You will never totally clean up the cb band, but how about welcoming new people with a friendly manner.
However I do believe that I am special, agreed...
Jay in the Mojave
freqs
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WOW what got you so worked up ? I never said the guy useing F Bombs was a Ham he may have had a illegal 2 meter rig I dont know or care .the guys that signed off with their call letters were not doing the swearing .the guy swearing did not use call letters .Nor was I knocking Ham radio .I happen to enjoy listeing to them I enjoy CB to even if its full of trash talking fools. I did not mean to offend you or the hobby .Have a nice day
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