Bert Craig wrote:

"Dave Heil" wrote in message
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Bert Craig wrote:

Dave Heil wrote in message
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Kim W5TIT wrote:

Kim didn't write that this was stuff she'd done in her youth. I was
never a bootlegger in my youth or in my adulthood. Were you? :-)

That's very commendable, Dave. When I said we ALL make "mistakes," I
certainly did not mean to limit it to just radio related violations. Yes, I
have violated FCC rules in my youth and I'm mature enough to admit my past
mistakes and grateful that I suffered no severe consequences as a result. I
personally know not a single soul who has made NO mistakes in their youth,
moral, legal, or both. If you fall in this category, then you've broken that
streak and, once again, are to be commended.

Again, Kim did not indicate that her actions were something done in her
youth. I wrote about radio violations because that was what was under
discussion. If I wanted to generalize, I'd take it up in
rec.soc.scofflaw.


The important thing (To me, at least.) is that I AM wiser for the wear and
am in a position to help someone else avoid those mistakes entirely based
upon my experiences. BTW, one does not necessarily have to agree with a
law/rule while obeying it. For ex.

- I would never bootleg or run excessive power because it is wrong and
causes harm.

- I would never work DX on the legal 40 CB frequencies with 12 Watts P.E.P.
because it's not worth risking my ticket over. (But I think it'd be a great
recruitment tool.)

I've never put forth the idea that one should obey a law because one
agrees with it. Kim knew she was breaking the law and decided that
she'd do it anyway.

It's a good thing we really don't go blind for doing some of the "wrong"
things of our youth. With the amount of DX I worked on ch. 38 LSB on my
Royce rig in '78/79, I'd be typing this post on a Braille keyboard. Take
care now, OM. ;-)

So you knew you were breaking the law but decided it was okay? Was that
all in your youth?

Dave K8MN