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- From: mellob@cary101.its.rpi.edu (Silly Putty)
- Subject: ellicited comment on illegals
- Message-ID: <l=k3mf@rpi.edu>
- Sender: mellob@cary101.its.rpi.edu (Brett A. Mellor)
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- Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 01:54:00 GMT
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- My first irrational response would be to suggest you mind your own business. But there are other ways to discuss this.
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- First of all, there is no proof that this man "Joe" made these
- modifications. Nor is there any proof that "Joe" transmitted on
- these supposedly illegal channels. So in that case, it would be
- a waste of time for the FCC and a waste of a stamp for you.
- Thats the "technical" side of my comment.
-
- Over here, we have the ethical side. Maybe the term "rat" is
- strong but I think it would apply here. Is this guy bothering you
- in actuality? Or is it just the fact that you know he's doing it
- thats bugging you? In the latter case, I'd just have to say, live
- with it. You're not a crusader and you can find better things to
- do with your time than trying to make the lives of illegal tech's
- miserable.
-
- From the Ham point of view, I respect the rules (for the most part)
- the government sets down to retain some sort of order in the radio
- spectrum. If somebosy else doesn't, then that is the FCC's
- responsiblity. There has been quite enough B.S. going around (mostly
- in QST) about the "HAM COP" and Ham police and all that other
- related flaming about Hard Guy Hams who "take matters into their own
- hands." Imagine what would happen to that now-calming situation
- if us(we?) Hams started interfering not only with our fellow hams as
- before, but now interfering with other radio services!
-
- Bottom lines:
- a) Not your job, mon.
- b) MYOB
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-
- Brett Mellor, N1LAG mellob@rpi.edu
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Troy, New York
-
-
- my views, blah blah blah blah blah, not schools.
-