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<blockquote data-quote="p238shooter" data-source="post: 2101075" data-attributes="member: 24583"><p>My little Volunteer Fire Department just had to have a talk with a family who bought used commercial radios and was using our frequency for personal communications, opposite of ham radio where no business is allowed. They had bought them on ebay. I found a time they were on the air and me and some of my firefighter friends that were hams knocked on their door and advised of them of the situation. I have not heard them on the air since. If we do, they will have a knock on the door by the FCC. The FCC expects us to self police, which we do. If we have to call them for a problem, they know it is past taking a look to see what is going on. It is serious and they directly respond. </p><p></p><p>Ham radio operators sometimes do what we call "Fox Hunts" where someone will try to hide while they transmit with bouncing signals of metal objects like refineries, buildings, etc, playing tape recorders of train sounds, varying power, etc. No one lasts very long. The winner gets to be the "Fox" next month and we start over. Not one of our "professionals" last more than a couple hours, and we snag the fox. Lots of fun finding him, some chase with minimal equipment, some have very high tech directional antenna systems. Many are found with a handy talkies and a piece of aluminum foil to determine direction. Just keep moving in.</p><p></p><p>I guess I have an attitude. Do not mess with my communications. Ham radio, Firefighter frequencies, or aircraft control frequencies while I am flying in the clouds. Be legal to talk what you are talking, or stay off and do not jam me up, now or later. A 3 inch section missing from your antenna wire might degrade your signal. WB5Y Ken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="p238shooter, post: 2101075, member: 24583"] My little Volunteer Fire Department just had to have a talk with a family who bought used commercial radios and was using our frequency for personal communications, opposite of ham radio where no business is allowed. They had bought them on ebay. I found a time they were on the air and me and some of my firefighter friends that were hams knocked on their door and advised of them of the situation. I have not heard them on the air since. If we do, they will have a knock on the door by the FCC. The FCC expects us to self police, which we do. If we have to call them for a problem, they know it is past taking a look to see what is going on. It is serious and they directly respond. Ham radio operators sometimes do what we call "Fox Hunts" where someone will try to hide while they transmit with bouncing signals of metal objects like refineries, buildings, etc, playing tape recorders of train sounds, varying power, etc. No one lasts very long. The winner gets to be the "Fox" next month and we start over. Not one of our "professionals" last more than a couple hours, and we snag the fox. Lots of fun finding him, some chase with minimal equipment, some have very high tech directional antenna systems. Many are found with a handy talkies and a piece of aluminum foil to determine direction. Just keep moving in. I guess I have an attitude. Do not mess with my communications. Ham radio, Firefighter frequencies, or aircraft control frequencies while I am flying in the clouds. Be legal to talk what you are talking, or stay off and do not jam me up, now or later. A 3 inch section missing from your antenna wire might degrade your signal. WB5Y Ken [/QUOTE]
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