Re: New HA product development

[John Fields <jfields@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 13:44:37 -0700, "Joel Kolstad"
<JKolstad71HatesSpam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>"gwhite" <rank@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:42BA0C35.102355C9@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Ah, well TRANSMITTING on the police bands is another issue.  That
>certainly is
>> > illegal (for your friend).
>> I believe true maydays are never illegal on any band.
>
>Yes, I meant "transmitting on the police bands in general."  Sorry for the
>confusion.
>
>> The point is that context itself can define criminality.
>
>In general I agree with you, but I think that modifying a radio to transmit on
>police bands -- and then using it to do so -- is a pretty cut and dry case of
>breaking the law. :-)  Although I would say that, if the modification were
>made on the spur of the moment (e.g., you're out in the middle of nowhere in a
>cabin that happens to have a ham radio, you break your leg, and if somehow you
>can't manage to bring up another ham :-), you instead modify the radio to
>transmit out of band), the violation would likely be overlooked.

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But the radio would be confiscated!^)

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John Fields
Professional Circuit Designer