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KB2VXA > ALL 29.12.12 18:57l 45 Lines 2183 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 31711_VK6ZRT
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Subj: Re: VE3WBZ > license fee & privacy
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Sent: 121229/1653Z @:VK6ZRT.#BUN.#WA.AUS.OC #:31711 [Boyanup] $:31711_VK6ZRT
From: KB2VXA@VK6ZRT.#BUN.#WA.AUS.OC
To : ALL@WW
Hi Pete and all,
Just to clarify things a bit, when it comes to privacy on air it's a grey
area. The Communications Act of 1934 as ammended and another fairly recently
(don't recall the year) essentially state that while the airwaves are free
and open there is limited privacy when it comes to communications other than
broadcast, Amateur and CB. One may divulge overall meaning but not specific
content without permission. In other words quoting is forbidden but there are
ways around that such as not disclosing the specific station. Bottom line;
when on the air or the internet there is no expectation of privacy. That last
BTW is a legal phrase, you can't complain when there is no expectation of
privacy.
Licensing. Back in the CB daze the license fee was $5 for 5 years and $ for
renewal. Oops, $5 for renewal. Amateur Radio is free for 10 years with free
renewal for standard sequential callsign licenses and initially when the
vanity callsign program went ino effect it was $30 for application and
renewal, it went up a bit but I can't quote an exact figure offhand.
I don't reacll the exact content of KA9LCF's bull but the legal beagle stuff
was spot on, just left a couple of holes I just filled... sort of.
For what it's worth (not much) a few decades ago the FCC ruled on Part 90
licensing which includes public service such as police mandating "all
transmissions of a sensitive nature must be encrypted". While not all encrypt
at all some do encrypt sensitive transmissions either on channel or on a
special channel for the purpose. Fine with me, officer safety is of prime
consideration BUT some encrypt everything which naturally makes the media and
scanner enthusiasts suspicious. My local PD went P25 digital a couple of
years ago, no problem for my scanner but witin a year beginning on 4 July
they started full time encryption on both channels. They celebrated their
very own Independence Day.
POP! That was me pulling my tongue out of my cheek.
73 de Warren
Station powered by JCP&L atomic energy, operator powered by natural gas.
Message timed by NIST: 16:47 on 2012-Dec-29 GMT
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