RadioBanter - View Single Post - so when a cop asks for your radio license

n9zas · 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by radioguy

On Jan 16, 6:00*pm, radioguy wrote:
* Make sure you have yourhamradiostation license also. *If you
don't,

the police may become suspicious of you.

You no longer need to carry a copy of yourhamlicense around with you
for a couple of years allready. *Thecophas no business asking for your
Hamlicense, only an officer of the FCC can ask for it, and even THEY
won't since you don't need to have it ON you anymore! *All you need is
an issued callsign.

I thought all FCC transmit licenses were supposed to be affixed to the
transmitter or a reasonable distance to it? *Granted this is silly for
ahamoperator because of the different amounts of equipment they may
have.....but you should still have it with you.

As for acopnot being able to ask for your ticket - this is not true.
You are saying a localcop(or state - whatever) has no authority to
enforce a Federal violation.

If thecopis investigating a situation that involves you transmitting
on, what he believes, ahamradio- he can certainly ask for proof
that you are authorized to do so. *Because if you are not authorized,
there is a Federal law being violated.

In some states, you are allowed to carry a handgun concealed with the
proper paperwork. *If thecopsees that you have a gun, do you think
he'll ask to see your handgun

What if you are a legal GMRS user operating under autrhority of one of
your relative's GMRS license and a cop asks you for your proof?

You have none to show the cop beccause the FCC doesn't issue paper
licensces to relatives, only to your relative.

Who isn't with you at the time.

and doesn't need to be.

So the cop indeed has no business asking to see your radio license and
no authority to confiscate your radio for not doing so.

Under FCC rules, a GMRS licensee's parents, children, grandparents,
uncles, aunts, nephews, and neices (and possibly others I missed, such
as spouse, spouse's parents, children, grandparents, uncles, aunts,
nephews *anbd neices

So two or more of them mobile talking to each other can not all have
the license with them when there is only one license.

So the cops indeed have no business asking you for your federally
issued radio license and no authority to condiscate it since you are
operating completely legally.- Hide quoted text -

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Umm...not true. IF you are licensed it is no trouble to carry it on your person. Also it tells the LEO that you are legally authorized to possess and use said eqipment! I have been doing this for 30 years and NEVER been questioned beyond routine...But are you authorized at all? IF so then you wouldn't have to read this,right? IF you are living WITH a gmrs license holder then GET a copy of that gmrs license,RIGHT?
n9zas