What would be the reaction if Hams used 11m legally using their calls.

[KM3F]

Pros and cons!
The band does not require any ID, so as far as I know there is no part 95 or 97 rule to prevent it.
Would it demonstrate good operating practice if done without a lot of foolishness and have some point of value such as discussions and net operation procedures etc.?
Non use of power mikes and cranked up audio etc to show what a good stations sounds like etc.
Any body doing it or let us know how it goes if you do it.

 

[GLR]

Oh joy, two threads about this.

I'm lazy so here:

I would have no choice but to laugh at you....not with but at.

 

[mackmobile43]

They ain't got the balz but I could just use your's and find out how it works, what say you Ken ?

 

[BOOTY MONSTER]

They ain't got the balz but I could just use your's and find out how it works, what say you Ken ?

so i gotta ask , what type of legal (court/jail) issues would a cb'er get into using a ham ID that isn't theres on the CB band ?

 

[GLR]

so i gotta ask , what type of legal (court/jail) issues would a cb'er get into using a ham ID that isn't theres on the CB band ?

Other than some ridiculous threats, nothing.

 

[RatsoW8]

Pros and cons!
The band does not require any ID, so as far as I know there is no part 95 or 97 rule to prevent it.
Would it demonstrate good operating practice if done without a lot of foolishness and have some point of value such as discussions and net operation procedures etc.?
Non use of power mikes and cranked up audio etc to show what a good stations sounds like etc.
Any body doing it or let us know how it goes if you do it.

What would the point of that be exactly? I'm sure those hams who drive the rusted out Suburbans with 45 antennas mounted on top, sides, bumpers and trailer hitch attachment ( one 2 meter rig, clipboard and scanner inside) already do that. I am a ham by the way. Extra Class since 1989.

P.S. At one time hams did use their call signs on 11m.

 

[GLR]

You should start using your callsign when you talk on your mobile phone as well, after all that is radio frequency communication.

 

[mackmobile43]

so i gotta ask , what type of legal (court/jail) issues would a cb'er get into using a ham ID that isn't theres on the CB band ?

One would have to ask would the risk out way the benefits? sure and as stated in another thread one would have to be tracked and unlike cellphones cb radios do not emit any traceable code so unless said transmissions would have to be triangulated by some entity and not some trio of rambo self policing brainyacks who seem to need something more full filling to subsidize their puny little existences.

 

[Sonwatcher]

Not sure of the reasoning. 2 separate services. That callsign doesn't have any significance on CB . Sort of like asking if it would seem odd if someone with a business radio would use his business callsign on CB . I guess you could use it if you want to.

 

[mackmobile43]

KBL810 is 10-7

 

[WR0220]

The band does not require any ID, so as far as I know there is no part 95 or 97 rule to prevent it.

I could be mistaken, but IIRC a ham can only use their call on the amateur bands. The FCC does not grant them permission to use it elsewhere.

Would it demonstrate good operating practice if done without a lot of foolishness and have some point of value such as discussions and net operation procedures etc.?
Non use of power mikes and cranked up audio etc to show what a good stations sounds like etc.

I operate my CB without echo and =<100% modulation with a maximum of 12 watts pep. I get unsolicated comments all the time about how good my radio sounds. No need to use my call to set a "good" example. My station does it for me.

so i gotta ask , what type of legal (court/jail) issues would a cb'er get into using a ham ID that isn't theres on the CB band ?

If the ham you were impersonating had irrefutable evidence then they could have you arrested for identity theft.

One would have to ask would the risk out way the benefits? sure and as stated in another thread one would have to be tracked and unlike cellphones cb radios do not emit any traceable code so unless said transmissions would have to be triangulated by some entity and not some trio of rambo self policing brainyacks who seem to need something more full filling to subsidize their puny little existences.

Every radio (even the same brand/model) has it's own unique signal or "fingerprint", so if the FCC did get involved it would not be difficult for them to identify the radio used...even if you had several on the premises.

 

[pro151]

I wonder how many people, at this exact moment in time are trying to look that call up? :laugh:

KBSE5903. Over.

 

[GLR]

If the ham you were impersonating had irrefutable evidence then they could have you arrested for identity theft.

But there are no callsigns on the cb side of things, you can call yourself whatever the hell you wish.

 

[C2]

But there are no callsigns on the cb side of things, you can call yourself whatever the hell you wish.

I imagine there must be a law. How could there not?

 

[C2]

I could be mistaken, but IIRC a ham can only use their call on the amateur bands. The FCC does not grant them permission to use it elsewhere.

Really? Yo mean they can't be used for website URLs and on auto license plates?