[BC] Pirates...Aaarghh!

[Ron Castro]

I'm not up in arms because I agreed to be bound by the law when I got my 
licenses, both ham and commercial.  Nobody put a gun to my head.  Same as 
when I got a driver's license.  Transmitting an electromagnetic signal was 
never a 'right' put into the Constitution, and as a conservative, I am a 
'strict constructionist'.  It's also 'well settled' law that the police have 
a right to arrest you for interfering with their radios, whether you have a 
license or not.

Ron Castro
Chief Technical Officer
Results Radio, LLC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DANA PUOPOLO" <dpuopolo at usa.net>
To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 9:42 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] Pirates...Aaarghh!


> Why should a ham operator - an FCC LICENSED person - have to go to court 
> or
> show ANYTHING (but his ID) to a police officer?
> This is local and state governmment intrusion at its worst. Ron, as a
> conservative you should be UP IN ARMS over this!
>
> Why aren't you?
>
> D
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> Received: Wed, 06 Jul 2005 09:36:52 AM PDT
> From: "Ron Castro" <ronc at sonic.net>
> To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> Subject: Re: [BC] Pirates...Aaarghh!
>
> One of the Florida pirates that was busted a few years ago *was* a ham. 
> He
> got caught when his ham callsign was displayed in a picture somewhere.
>
> If I understand the state regulation, all a ham would have to do is show 
> his
> ham license.  If that didn't work, he would certainly have his day in 
> court
> to show that it was his neighbor's crappy radio that was the problem. 
> Cops
> generally aren't as dumb as the media likes to make them out to be.
>
> Ron Castro
> Chief Technical Officer
> Results Radio, LLC
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jerry Mathis" <thebeaver32 at hotmail.com>
> To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 10:43 PM
> Subject: RE: [BC] Pirates...Aaarghh!
>
>
>>
>> HOPEFULLY, they are smart enough to know the difference between a ham
>> station and a broadcast pirate. Anything is possible, though.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jerry Mathis
>> Clear Channel Radio, Tupelo & Meridian MS
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>From: "Keith Hammond" <monsterfm at monsterfm.com>
>>>Reply-To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>>>To: "'Broadcast Radio Mailing List'" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>>>Subject: RE: [BC] Pirates...Aaarghh!
>>>Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 22:11:30 -0500
>>>
>>>Bruce Doerle said:
>>>
>>>
>>> > Paul,
>>> >
>>> > I don't agree.  The Florida law does not usurp the federal
>>> > but parallels the law.  There is nothing to prevent the FCC
>>> > from enforcing the Communications Act.  Nor does the law
>>> > contridict the fedaral laws or regulations.  If it did, you
>>> > might have a point.  But there are many cases where the state
>>> > and feds have laws that coexist nicely and allows for federal
>>> > or state procescution or both.
>>>
>>>
>>>   But, I'd hate to be the poor (licensed) amateur operator who just
>>>happens to fire up his 2kw. Rig at the wrong time and finds cops beating
>>>in his door shortly after the little old lady from next door reports
>>>that a strange voice is coming from the heating elements in her electric
>>>blanket...
>>>
>>>   True, this is an attempt at humor but, has anyone taken this
>>>possibility into consideration? I can see MANY potential avenues leading
>>>toward potential abuse of power (or pure ignorance) on this matter! It's
>>>downright scary! Especially when a legal operator could potentially be
>>>arrested due to simply living near a faulty receiver. (Do you REALLY
>>>think the local detective squad can determine the difference in a
>>>"clean" or "dirty" transmitter and/or a poorly designed receiver that is
>>>prone to intermod and signal overload? Give me a break!
>>>
>>>
>>>Keith Hammond
>>>
>>>KBKH-FM (Shamrock, Texas) - Looking to buy a Pizza Hut to support the
>>>station!
>>>
>>>(806) 256-1221
>>>
>>>
>>>
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