[TheList] MED newsletter

Sat Dec 18 08:36:58 AEDT 2010

So you can honestly say that you have NEVER EVER used a ham radio for AREC 
work on the CD or emergency bands or any other band other than the allocated 
ham frequencies?

hrmmmm?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dazzie" <dazzie at clear.net.nz>
To: <thelist at radiowiki.org.nz>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TheList] MED newsletter

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> You may have read too much it to my last email...
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> yep I have some radios that will go out of band and like yours thats how 
> they came from the export supplier.
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> Do I use them out of band like you no.
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> No need there's no one to TX to anyway :)
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> When I saw that press release I was think how easy it seem.
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> Would to know if any one on this list had ever used a radio that was "out 
> of band" in a genuine emergency scenario
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> Kiely
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> On 18-Dec-10 9:11 AM, Neill Ellis wrote:
>> Hi Kiely,
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>> I'm not pulling it apart to disable something that was enabled when I
>> received it. There are warranty issues if I did.
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>> I'm not foolish enough to operate it out of band... unless of course it
>> was required in a genuine emergency scenario.
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>> 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.
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>> Mine is used (receive only) out of band on a regular basis, but
>> definitely not for transmitting.
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>> I'm betting you have at least 1 rig capable of transmitting out of band
>> too.
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>> Regards,
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>> Neill.
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