-=> On 01-13-98  20:19, Rob Dennis said to Ivy Iverson,<=-
-=>"About Jammer hunting...2...,"<=-
 
Hi, again, Rob;
 
 >>>> Part 2 of 2...
 II> like the FCC likes to hand out for wilful interference, unlicensed
 II> operation, etc).
 RD> IOC can't do squat right now.
 RD> No budget or manpower to do the job on amateur bands so it is a case
 RD> of  `police thyself'
 
Sounds like the FCC.  They will go after interference to other services,
and occasionally long-term Ham interference "generators," but for
anything less than a truckload of complaints their response is NOTHING.
 
 RD>> When caught,I call it justice when they are handed a hammer
 RD>> and given a choice of scrapping their radio themselves,or having their
 II> I have heard of this happening, however I think I would prefer to make a
 II> different offer: "Here's $5.00... sell ME that radio - WITH a receipt - 
or
 II> get your name blasted all over the airwaves AND you get reported to the
 RD> The method of not calling in the police and the offender smashing the
 RD> radio  has worked here before to get rid of two twits.
 RD> Why give them money when the price of their freedom is a busted radio
 RD> or going to jail and having all their amateur friends knwo what kind of
 RD> a jerk they are? Humiliation is a powerful weapon if used right...
 
Well, if they are faced with the choice of the hammer and getting their
name spattered all over a dozen Ham bands, (VERY humiliating I'm sure!),
or the $5.00 bill, if it were me, I'd take the $5 and give 'em the
receipt.  What's $5 these days?  About all they could do with it is go to
the nearest bar and get a mixed drink or a couple of beers to cry in.
But if they chose to smash the radio... :-}
 
The only problem is that walking up to someone's house and accusing them
of criminal activity, (which jamming is), could find themselves at the
wrong end of a shotgun.  It's better to have a law-enforcement officer who
is aware of the circumstances, preferably another Ham, there to knock on
the door and oversee what follows.
 
73 DE KB9QPM
   Ivy
 
 
 
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