HH> So, as a ham, I police MYSELF.
 
I respect your opinion about policing yourself, but I am now being told that 
I cannot use a radio Ive been using because Radio Shack had the rules changed 
and I an 1 watt over the limit. Im not talking about the Amateur Radio 
Service anyway. If I was the power would not be a problem.  HH> like CB and I 
will be no
 HH> better than a "Gud Budee". 
 
Anytime you deregulate you can expect the same thing that happened on CB. A 
lot of people, me included, tried to influence  them against this to no 
avail. Radio Shack had the cash to make it happen. 
 
Lets see....
Im a Ham (KF4EBP), Im a GMRS user(KAF7112), Im a licensed Marine Operator 
(MP-GB-017874) and Ive seen a very disturbing trend. There has been an attack 
on the 2 meter/440 bands for commercial interests. 14 GMRS channels have been 
deregulated under a new loosely regulated service. VHF marine channels have 
been deregulated. VHF Aviation band has also been deregulated. 
I use ALL of those on a continual basis and I dont want them to turn out like 
CB, but I guess I can forget that. 122.8 AM is starting to sound like a CB 
since they dropped the license requirement. Ever tried to land a Cessna 
safely when someone is talking about his wifes new car on Unicom Channels. 
That kind of thing is for Ham or GMRS or CB. Thankfully I live close to a 
Coast Guard station and mrn is still under control. I use GMRS to keep in 
touch with my father who is wheelchair bound and now since FRS I expect to 
start hearing baby monitors on the freq's we've been using.
 
With all these going on's its very hard for me to give everyone the same 
courtesy I give on Amateur Freq's. 
--- Maximus 3.01
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