ENFORCEMENT: YOU CANT USE THOSE RADIOS ON FIRE CHANNELS

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ENFORCEMENT: YOU CANT USE THOSE RADIOS ON FIRE CHANNELS

Back on this side of the Atlantic, the FCC has told a fire department to
stop using illegally modified ham radio gear. The FCC’s Daryl Duckworth,
NN0W, explains:

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Duckworth: “The Enforcement Bureau has notified the Bon Secour Fire and
Rescue Department in Alabama that the Amateur equipment they were using was
contrary to Commission rules because it had been modified to operate on
Public Safety frequencies. The letter referred to several Icom IC-V8
handie talkies.”
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The note went to Karl Bingert who is the Chief Bon Secour Fire & Rescue
Department. It told him that the use of Amateur Radio units of any kind,
modified to operate on its frequencies, is against the Commission’s rules
and would result in enforcement action by the FCC. (FCC, RAIN)