Re: [SARES] [Fwd: [SARES-ECAEC] New cell law does not affect dedicated two way radio]

This issue is so simple, I don't understand why hams worry about it.

For example:  The state issues drivers licenses to 18 year old persons who pass an exam.

Suppose a city stupidly passes a new law banning anyone under the age of 21 from driving on city streets because as a group they are deemed to be unsafe.   Do you think the new law would hold up in court?  Of course not!

As a ham, you passed one or more technical exams to get your license.  Only the FCC has jurisdiction to determine what freqs you can use, how much power, and when and where you can use that license.      Any clear thinking judge would throw out a citation to a licensed ham.

Legislators pass stupid, vague laws all the time that keep judges employed and juries busy.

Stop worrying folks!
--
Dave - WB4FZU
http://www.fija.org/

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Robert Gundrum 
  To: SARES-list@INTERNET. sunnyvaleares.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 8:32 PM
  Subject: [SARES] [Fwd: [SARES-ECAEC] New cell law does not affect dedicated two way radio]


  More info on the hands free per N6RNO


>From the California Government website FAQ on the new cell law:

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/cellularphonelaws/


*Q: May I use a dedicated two-way radio while driving?*
A: Yes. The use of dedicated two-way radios such as walkie-talkies and 
Citizen Band (CB) radios, which are *not* part of a wireless telephone, 
is not affected by the new law.

**
The PTT they reference elsewhere in the FAQ are those Nextel/Sprint cell 
phones with walkie-talkie features.

Rick "The Rhino" N6RNO



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