[TheList] MED newsletter

Sat Dec 18 07:15:16 AEDT 2010

Hi Neil,

Yep. I do. I use mine for receiver out of band all the time!! It will tx if 
I want it to but that would be an emergency situation where life or property 
is in danger as per pretty much every countries legislation.
It is nice just having the knowledge I may be of assistance. There are many 
areas of no mobile coverage down here.

Happy days :)

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From: "Neill Ellis" <tgsnoopy at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 9:11 AM
To: <thelist at radiowiki.org.nz>
Subject: Re: [TheList] MED newsletter

> Hi Kiely,
>
> I'm not pulling it apart to disable something that was enabled when I 
> received it. There are warranty issues if I did.
>
> I'm not foolish enough to operate it out of band... unless of course it 
> was required in a genuine emergency scenario.
>
> However, I will say to the many Amateurs who may have operated their 
> equipment out of band on CDEM frequencies, you walk a dangerous path. I 
> have commercial equipment available to me for those bands should I need 
> it.
>
> Mine is used (receive only) out of band on a regular basis, but definitely 
> not for transmitting.
>
> I'm betting you have at least 1 rig capable of transmitting out of band 
> too.
>
> Regards,
>
> Neill.
>
>
> On 18/12/2010 8:16 a.m., dazzie wrote:
>>
>>
>> If you think just having it and not using its ok...
>>
>> You will like this one.....  :)
>>
>>
>>
>> Kiely
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ENFORCEMENT:  BRUNAI HOLDS ROADBLOCK TO CATCH UNLICENSED OPS
>>
>> Unlicensed mobile radio operators in Brunai, some of whom are hams with
>> expired licenses but still on the air have felt the sting of that
>> nations government enforcement. This, when several of them were caught
>> in a good old fashioned roadblock on December 6th.
>>
>> The roadblock was a joint operation conducted by the Authority for
>> Information Communications Technology and the Sengkurong (SEN CURE ONG)
>> Police Station.  In only two hour time, all vehicles with an outside
>> antenna mounted to it were stopped and inspected.  Several were found
>> to contain radio gear capable of operation between 137 to 174 megahertz
>> which with the exception of 144 to 148 megahertz are supposed to be
>> blocked from use.
>>
>> The operation was part of an awareness campaign to urge operators to
>> obtain ham radio licenses and confine their operation to within the
>> confines of the amateur radio bands. Also, to avoid the possibility of
>> a fine of up to $10,000 and /or three years in jail.  The ventire story
>> is on-line at tinyurl.com/brunai  (Borneo Bulletin)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 17-Dec-10 8:47 PM, Neill Ellis wrote:
>>> I haven't touched it. It was brand new supplied by Icom NZ like that.
>>>
>>> It's not illegal to posses, just illegal to operate... Except in a
>>> genuine emergency :-)
>>>
>>> I'll bet if all hams were audited at least 75% would have gear capable
>>> of operating out of band.
>>>
>>> Fact of life, unfortunately.
>>>
>>> Hows things with Kordia these days anyway? You still there?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Neill.
>>
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