On Apr 8, 11:11 pm, "A.E. 352" wrote:
I was listening to a couple of OM's on 3.950 tonight and one stated that
"The amp (AL-80B) was always operating with his EVERY transmission" even
though both stations were in the same town, and both of their signals were
59. Isn't this a violation of the Part 97 Rulebook? I believe it states that
hams must use the LEAST amount of power to carry out the desired
communication. If I were you, I'd keep my ear on that frequency (3950)
because it has a LONG history of illegal ops on it. I dunno...maybe tell
Riley?
yes, and from what I hear on my scanner, hams do it all the time.
They're supposed to use only the minimum power needed for
communications, but I frequently hear hams using the two meter
repeaters when they could communicate simplex instead.

Hams living on the same street as each other, just a couple of houses
away from each other in the same very small village, while they're all
at their homes.

And this wasn't during nets. It would be understandable if it was
during nets, since then they're trying to communicate with others who
might not hear them otherwise.