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Some FCC CB radio enforcement going on….

merlin

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I saw quite a bit of this back in the '70s and my diddling on CB.
The jocker with a tweetybird oscillator or piping music for hours on end.
Sometimes, that would result in a fox hunt and the culprit gets his antenna pulled down
or coax cut or pinned.
Not that I was an angel, my worst was running FSK telletype, round robin, pumping 3 Kw to the antenna on channel 6 for 20 minutes.
Un key and dead silence.
That could have easily resulted with a visit from US marshal with cease and desist order in hand.
Looks like that hasn't changed much.
 

chrismol1

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Wow CB enforcement!...after 6 months of several complaints and naming a suspect with previous enforcement action

"Such illegal operations pose a danger to the public because they can disrupt authorized CB uses, such as travelers’
assistance, warnings of hazardous road conditions, reporting accidents, etc

Moreover, CB may be used by public service providers and first responders during natural disasters when other infrastructure is
damaged or nonexistent"
 
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