Hear! Hear!
I do the same thing on 10. If I hear 'em, watch out! Here in Canada, we have no official band-plans, and can use any mode, anywhere. If I hear a bootlegger/pirate/outlaw on 28.045 etc., I'll load up the amp, and talk to a local buddy on AM, or whatever mode causes the most damage. Screw 'em.
On the other hand, I'm not to excercised about what they do on non-amateur frequencies. Let 'em have their fun. Here in Canada, the spectrum from 27.405 to 27.990 is shared between paging and municipal land mobile. Today, licenses are few and far between. There are still some remote, rural municipalities up there, but I suspect those licenses are unused, as most small towns have gon to VHF/UHF or higher.
I just did a quick query on the Industry Canada Spectrum Management site and found the following licences in Canada for the band 27.405-28.000MHz.
33 record(s) retrieved.
Search Results Tx Frequency (MHz) Rx Frequency (MHz) Station Location Licensee Name 2.000000 27.500000QAMUTIKTRANSPORT NANUK INC. EDIFICE DU PORT DE MONTREAL 27.405000 27.405000EDWARD CORNWALLISCANADIAN COAST GUARD, MARITIMES REG TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES 27.505000
GRAND BANKS CENTRAL, NLOCEANS LIMITED 27.545000
GRAND BANKS CENTRAL, NLOCEANS LIMITED 27.560000
HALIFAX NSLORD NELSON HOTEL LTD 27.560000
HAMILTON ONTMcMaster University Medical Centre Attn: Tony Filice, Telecom Manager 27.560000
WOODSTOCK ONTWOODSTOCK GENERAL HOSPITAL 27.561500 27.561500CANADA WIDEBELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA LTD A/S CHRISTIAN PICARD 27.561500 27.561500MIRABEL, QUEBEC (S.I.L.)BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA LTD A/S CHRISTIAN PICARD 27.580000 27.580000LAMEQUE NBVILLE DE LAMEQUE 27.580000 27.580000LAMEQUE NBVILLE DE LAMEQUE 27.600000 27.600000NORTHERN BOUNTYMICHAEL ERICK BOSTROM 27.600000
SECUNDOMICHAEL FREDERICK SHARPE 27.600000
ST JOHN'S NFLDMETRO DELIVERIES LTD 27.660000 27.660000BARRHEAD ALTABARRHEAD, TOWN OF FIRE DEPARTMENT 27.660000 27.660000MAPLE RIDGE BC 11890 224TH STREETRidge Meadows Search & Rescue 27.740000
BATTLERGREGORY LYNN GOWER 27.745000
GRAND BANKS CENTRAL, NLOCEANS LIMITED 27.760000 27.760000LOT 58 CONC 2S. POEHLMAN 27.760000 27.760000NIAGARA ON THE LAKE ONTARIO & AREAS. POEHLMAN 27.800000 27.800000STE MARIE BEAUCE QUEEACOM TIMBER CORPORATION 27.800000 27.800000STE-MARIE BCE.EACOM TIMBER CORPORATION 27.800000 27.800000STE-MARIE BEAUCEEACOM TIMBER CORPORATION 27.800000 27.800000STE-MARIE ET ENVIRONSEACOM TIMBER CORPORATION 27.800000
STE MARIE QUEEACOM TIMBER CORPORATION 27.840000 27.840000GREATER VANCOUVER BCSTANDARD BUILDING SUPPLIES LTD 27.880000 27.880000RIVER HEBERT CUMBERLAND NS FIRERIVER HEBERT FIRE DEPT. Mun. of County of Cumberland 27.880000 27.880000RIVER HEBERT CUMBERLAND NS FIRERIVER HEBERT FIRE DEPT. Mun. of County of Cumberland 27.880000 27.880000RIVER HEBERT CUMBERLAND NS FIRERIVER HEBERT FIRE DEPT. Mun. of County of Cumberland 27.880000 27.880000RIVER HEBERT N.S. (FIRE DEPT.)RIVER HEBERT FIRE DEPT. Mun. of County of Cumberland 27.910000 27.910000HAMILTON ONTARIO & AREAMcMaster University Medical Centre Attn: Tony Filice, Telecom Manager 27.960000
TORONTO, ONT. 555 UNIVERSITY (P)The Hospital For Sick Children Attn: Christopher Gillies 27.998000 27.998000OTTAWA (1800 ALTA VISTA DRIVE)CANADIAN RED CROSS RIC GUIDONE OR DON SHROPSHIRE
Well so much for formatting the page.:headbang
You get the idea anyway.