[BC] Pirates...Aaarghh!

[DANA PUOPOLO]

So let me get this straight...
Radio is an interstate service, regulated and licensed by the federal
government, yet in Michigan you have to be a RESIDENT to operate a mobile ham
radio??!!

Another states where the legislators' collective IQ's add up to 57 I see....

-D

------ Original Message ------
Received: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 04:43:05 AM PDT
From: "Douglas B. Pritchett" <dpritchett1 at comcast.net>
To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Subject: Re: [BC] Pirates...Aaarghh!

Hopefully. Just remember the instances of State Police and local cops 
who don't know the difference between a 2 meter rig and an evil police 
scanner. I remember a recent case in New York state and then there's the 
mess in Michigan. In the NY case the ham was cleared, but it cost some 
bucks. In Michigan, it depends who pulls you over. And in Michigan, you 
can get a "permit" from the state to operate, but you have to be a 
Michigan resident to get one. A permit so you don't get nailed by Barney 
Fife for a law that already states that hams are exempted. Go figure. 
Leave the toys at home if you vacation in MI.

-- 
Douglas B. Pritchett
Fort Wayne, IN
dpritchett1 at comcast.net



Jerry Mathis wrote:

>
> HOPEFULLY, they are smart enough to know the difference between a ham 
> station and a broadcast pirate. Anything is possible, though.



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