--- Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com> wrote: > On 11/17/06, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> > wrote: > > > > > > It should be mentioned that an unwritten tenet of > the FCC's rules is that > > any radio device used in a true emergency can be > used in any way, without > > penalty. I'd be amazed if there is a single piece > of US case law in which > > prosecution occurred under these circumstances. My understanding is that the same holds true in Canada. In a true emergency, operating a Marine VHF without a license will not get you into trouble. I cannot help but ponder the consequences of this though. One could purchase any number of radio devices without a license - be they ham radio, marine SSB, or perhaps some device offering dedicated use on a commercial frequency. It appears that so long as this device is only used for a true emergency, there are no negative consequences. So what if your radio is confiscated by the FCC. You are better off buying another radio then you are buying a coffin. Perhaps this is a good loophole to get around the limitations of a handheld VHF? Simply obtain a device with better propagation! Or modify your existing radio to give a much stronger signal output. This is probably taking things too far. In an emergency, where is the real line drawn? Derek ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sponsored Link Degrees online in as fast as 1 Yr MBA, Bachelor's, Master's, Assoc http://yahoo.degrees.info *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Nov 17 2006 - 18:45:53 PST
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