"Dave Hall" wrote in message
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On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 00:14:14 -0500, Ham Guy wrote:

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 12:02:00 GMT, Assneck Johnson
wrote:

I wonder how many freebanders have ham licenses...

Dave responds with:

Quite a few according to many of the more recent FCC enforcement
actions. It would seem that the FCC is more likely to pop a licensed
ham for operating out of their assigned bands, than they are in
popping an unlicensed radio pirate.

If you are going to freeband, having a ham license may actually be
detrimental.

The reason freebanding is as rampant as it is is that the FCC is
simply not affecting all that many people. The chances of getting
popped are very slim, and they usually give you a warning first, which
gives you a chance to pull the plug.

Freebanding is a violation of federal radio law, but without effective
enforcement, that earns very little respect among those who pursue it.

Dave
"Sandbagger"
http://home.ptd.net/~n3cvj

Dave, you type this above, then type this 4 minutes later.
Make up your mind:

Assuming freebanders have ham licenses. Most don't.

Any ham who works H.F. knows that conditions vary between the bands.
If DX is the name of the game, those who are rabid about it, will seek
out whatever avenues exist to achieve that goal.

From a propagation standpoint, there is little difference in
conditions between 10, 11 and 12 meters. But there are far more
operators on 11 meters at any given time, so there are more chances to
make that "rare" contact.

That doesn't make it right, but it does explain why.

Dave
"Sandbagger"
http://home.ptd.net/~n3cvj


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