They can't sensor the internet either. Pirate Bay despite being attacked by every Western govt for the last 10yrs still exists. Platforms can be censored, but the internet nope.
If "big brother" doesn't want any communication that's not approved then why in God's name would amateur radio be legal? All radios would be banned and anyone who built their own would be sent to work camps in Siberia, or Arizona.
@@Cryptonymicus So they are trying to shut down everything on the Internet for conservative talk, they really think they’re going to try to shut down CB in ham radio conservative talk also!!??!what in the hell is this country coming to? I’m just about done with this whole socialistic agenda they’re pushing in this country. I’m not sure how long this country is going to put up with this bullshit, I have a feeling how this is going to go down....
@@Cryptonymicus this country was a free country, but just like the communist country’s of today it was a slow transition ( so to speak) to communism . first the propaganda machine would start with control of the media, than shutting down any opposition speech, than demonizing any one who doesn’t agree with the handlers, putting out warnings to see if you will comply, and than making it illegal to do certain things or own certain things it’s coming to a country near you.
@@Cryptonymicus This FCC warning is just a precursor to a coming full shutdown of the ham bands. They're building a narrative now about misuse and abuse (whether it's proven to be true or not doesn't matter) so, when they do it, they have a "reason" and all of the sheep will believe it.
I've talked to my friend 3 to 4 miles away, we were both on boefeng radios. But we were on the weather channel 162.550. the trick is we are about 20 ish miles away from the tower, the weather channel was coming in Crystal clear on both our radios. But us being far from the tower allowed us to talk also crystal clear to each other. It was kinda like a squelch that plays temperature 🤣. So when 💩 hits the fan find a frequency that is in use by something automated to communicate on kinda like a hidden signal underneath another one and don't use more power than necessary to break over the signal. A good frequency is in the 25mhz band where it plays the atomic clock time too. The whole point is on a spectrum analyser they will know those frequencies are weather or atomic clock frequencies and won't be monitoring them 24/7 if at all🤫
Get a delivery van for those times you want to transmit, so they can't triangulate your position. It worked pretty well for the Commandos behind enemy lines and the French Resistance during WWII. Maybe they'll send us all to "Stalag 13"!
@@ThomasLeonard454 Exactly. Zero so far, zero forever. They can't even be "fired", let alone prosecuted. The only punishment these criminals will ever see is to be rewarded by continuous re-election. I know you can't trust elections anymore (maybe ever before too), but I place more blame on us people being so gullible to elect them in the first place.
"When the people fear their government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people, there is liberty ." Thomas Jefferson Soooo am I allowed to quote Thomas Jefferson or is that now a crime ?
well you know some left wing lunatic will report you for hate speech...lol they can come take my license, but they will pry it out of my cold dead hands along with my 2 meter rig aand my gun
No one is supposed to stay quiet unless they are pandering LIES, conspiracy theories, or are participating in the planning, organizing, or enactment of sedition or an insurrection.
It has NOTHING to do with “keeping quiet”. If you’re operating legally, just as I’m assuming you have been all along, there’s no good reason now for you to stop! If you can’t see the current necessity for preventing those who will use ham radio communication illegally then you are naive indeed. The new reality is what it is - if you don’t care that radio networks will be used by some illegally to promote the undermining of Democracy then you are enabling and encouraging their intentions and efforts. Cant have it both ways.
@@TheDesertRat31 Don't you find it interesting that liberals have been rioting for 40 years yet if people on the right do it once, now warnings must go out? I have watched lefties destroy cities for 40 years and no one says sh*t. Capital building? Leftists don't care about the capital building.
@@TheDesertRat31 I guess you didn't see libs attacking federal buildings in Portland for a year. God you liberals are hypocrites. Look around pal. Fifty years of temper tantrums
While we are discussing laws, lets look at this one: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. It seems to me that regulating speech in the form of radio communications are a regulation of free speech. Just saying.
When people can communicate with each other, especially over long distances, the Government loses it's ability to control the people. Recently a Carrier pigeon flew 8000 miles to Australia. What a Miracle. But the Aussie Government killed it because they feared it would spread Covid.
And who, exactly, is 'regulating free speech' by issuing a reminder? Here's the complete 'warning'. Please indicate where it violates the 1st Amendment. FCC ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY DA 21-73 Released: January 17, 2021 WARNING: AMATEUR AND PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES LICENSEES AND OPERATORS MAY NOT USE RADIO EQUIPMENT TO COMMIT OR FACILITATE CRIMINAL ACTS The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission issues this Enforcement Advisory to remind licensees in the Amateur Radio Service, as well as licensees and operators in the Personal Radio Services, that the Commission prohibits the use of radios in those services to commit or facilitate criminal acts. The Bureau has become aware of discussions on social media platforms suggesting that certain radio services regulated by the Commission may be an alternative to social media platforms for groups to communicate and coordinate future activities. The Bureau recognizes that these services can be used for a wide range of permitted purposes, including speech that is protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Amateur and Personal Radio Services, however, may not be used to commit or facilitate crimes. Specifically, the Bureau reminds amateur licensees that they are prohibited from transmitting “communications intended to facilitate a criminal act” or “messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning.” 47 CFR § 97.113(a)(4). Likewise, individuals operating radios in the Personal Radio Services, a category that includes Citizens Band radios, Family Radio Service walkie-talkies, and General Mobile Radio Service, are prohibited from using those radios “in connection with any activity which is against Federal, State or local law.” 47 CFR § 95.333(a). Individuals using radios in the Amateur or Personal Radio Services in this manner may be subject to severe penalties, including significant fines, seizure of the offending equipment, and, in some cases, criminal prosecution. 47 U.S.C. §§ 401, 501, 503, 510.
@@jbyrd655 I did not say the reminder was was a law. Whet I said was while we are talking about laws... I never said the reminder was a law. But I can get into the constitutionality of what the FCC does if you like.
If you look at those that participated in 6January insurrection. They are carrying 2m/440 HT’s. These people should be held accountable for violation of FCC rules and laws.
Not exactly. Everyone with a HAM license just got lumped into the category of policemen of the radio bands. If the ham bands become a threat to national security, which would not take a lot of people to provoke, how quickly could the FCC order the shutdown of bands with heavy QRM (radio warblers and noise emitters), as is used in certain bloc countries? If I were at the security planning table, I'd certainly recommend readiness to shut down the bands at a moment's notice. Your job as a good ham: Police operators on the bands, report malfactors, and keep the bands open. Access is a priviledge, not a right.
@@misterguts Makes one think: if the airwaves are public, then what authority does the FCC have to deny access? What's to say someone can't have a stash of Part 90 radios and use frequencies outside the ham bands? (Even though in "good" times, this would be illegal) This starts to evolve into a political topic on government authority, as with many other things. It seems people have truly stretched the imagination as to what is included in the constitution. Right to petition the government (*with exceptions), right to bear arms (*with exceptions), freedom to practice religion (*with exceptions). As time goes on, we see more and more "asterisks." It was only a matter of time.
@@gsaldana22 The airwaves are a public resource, placed under public administration, under terms of license and lawful operation. Access to public airways is not a right, it's a priviledge. Just like the Capitol building is a public space, under public administration, access constrained by hours of operation, security direction, and good behavior. Pirates do not create public goods. Pirates are parasites who place themselves outside of law and public discourse. Don't forget this simple point.
The Government should always fear a popular uprising. It performs best under those circumstances. The people hold ultimate sovereignty under the US Constitution.
There already is an uprising, they are just afraid of the violence being directed at them. But they treat the citizens so well, why would they be afraid?
Pretty much every public school student for *at least* the last 15 years have not learned history. The Panti-fa chubbies crying about fascism may know Hitler was a bad guy, but they have ho idea why or how he was a bad guy.
"Amateur and personal radio services, however, may not be used to commit or facilitate crimes" I would have never guessed. Does this imply there is a place where people can legally plan crimes? These people are paranoid.
It is called social media. If it is not Democratic biased then they pull the plug on it like they did Parler. How dare NON-Democrats have their own platform where the left can not control their speech. I seriously never thought I would live to see the day that our rights would be so violated but I did live to see it. But oh well. I got bad health news today and hopefully it will take me out of this fucked up world soon enough. Good riddance to pure ignorance. The country can go up in flames about now and I would not give two shits about it.
Anyone planning a protest even non violent will be considered a act of insurrection or terrist act if it's a protest against Biden. And the FCC sent out a warning to let Ham's know other three letter agencies are listening 🤷🤫
Yes, FB and Twit-ter are filled with threats and violence from radicals. That's free speech. Anything conservatives complain about is not allowed. We are being silenced and it won't stop there!
and usual of your kind, you are twisting the facts. On all amateur frequencies the rule applies that there will be religion, no politics and no aiding and abetting criminal acts. That goes for you and for the liberals.
@@spankthemonkey3437 did you pass the exam? And if so, what part of " limited to messages of a technical nature relating to tests and to remarks of a personal character" did you not understand?
@@TVPiles hey idioso I'm a general and before you go and say how come your not smart enough to get extra class why invest the time into studying for it when all you get is a sliver more frequency to talk on🤷🤦. General has all the same bands as extra. Extra only gives you like I said a sliver more in some bands not worth the time to invest. Ok idioso point that rule out to me show me what article in the FCC rules that says you can not talk politics and religion 🤷🤦🤣.
Criminals don’t care about the rules, hence the title “Criminal”. This message reminds me of the “Gun Free Zone” signs at schools. Like a sign is going to stop a criminal from committing a crime. Mainly it just causes law abiding citizens to go hmmmmm.
Spot on. It is the focus on the implement, and not the criminal and their criminal acts, that allows government to limit everyone's rights. More people are killed with screwdrivers than with beachballs. Does this mean limiting the rights of everyone with a screwdriver? Apparently a lot of the countries more ignorant citizens think so.
That's not what the "Gun Free Zone" law does. It enhances penalties for committing gun crimes near places like schools. The signs don't tell the whole story.
I’m sure a criminal going on to a school with a gun to commit mass mutter is concerned about an enhancement. I would be interested in the stat showing how many of these criminals sat down beforehand and confirmed those enhancements prior to masa shootings. Unfortunately most of those criminals aren’t still around to get accurate feedback. On the brighter side, our tax dollars are not being wasted to keep them alive on death row. Too bad those signs weren’t replaced by good guys with guns instead. Maybe the effect would be better for some of the victims.
First gun confiscations then radios. Anything that can be a threat to those in power. I remember showing my HF station to a newly arrived immigrant from an African country. He remarked, "Oh, I could never have this in my country, only the military and police"
@@madmojaver7385 The gun free zone law was not enacted to counter school shootings. You could read up on it, if you'd like to know what the law is and what it does.
The ATF is, yet again, another useless government organization whose only job always seem to be attacking LEGAL gun owners... Ruby Ridge anyone(that was a setup by the way). Or how about the most resent attack on the company P80! This shit has to stop.
@@Berry_MaCocknher "legal" gunhuggers are the ones we see ooen carrying war rifles and garbed up in full combat gear. I for one want to see ar15 whatevers put in a hole in the ground. The "legal" owners of guns get all riled up becajse of the guns, and because they screwed up their own lives and are taking it out on others. Youre seeing whats going on in america, proud boys, oathkeepers, neo nazis, when you add in "legally owned" war weapons and body armor and snowflake pseudo military types, and theres trouble.
I watched this happen at a company I cannot mention. We all respect and treat our privilege we earned by passing exams with correct answers to radio etiquette. How they destroyed what I knew was to re-define a process so it became illegal, in this case the word "crimes" will be redefined. I'm sorry W6LG, this is a sad day for radio. You are one of the Elmer's of the generation we respect and appreciate for all you do. I hope they don't outlaw radio all together. Sincerely, Doug
@@whjerts It is a right of a well regulated militia. "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Keep showing up at Capitols as Armed Terrorist/Fascist and they will take everyone's guns not just the radical right/insurrectionists/terrorist. Peaceful Assemblies/Protests do not need guns!
When is the Government going to Tell me they are coming for my Icom 7300. When does the mandatory Government buy-back of MY RADIO going to happen. Red-Flag Laws for CW keys lol
@@Chugwater_Cowboy wrong, radio waves exist therefore you have a right to use them... just like crime exists so you have a right to protect yourself from it in any way you see fit. also, you have a right to overthrow your government. not all governments are good and it would be morally just for you to fight them. you have no idea what natural rights are...
It’s 11:59 on Radio Free America; this is Uncle Sam, with music, and the truth until dawn. Right now I’ve got a few words for some of our brothers and sisters in the occupied zone. The chair is against the wall. The chair is against the wall. John has a long mustache. John has a long mustache. It’s twelve o’clock, American, another day closer to victory. And for all of you out there, on, or behind the line, this is your song.” Red Dawn
The definition of a crime is whatever the FCC says it is just like the ATF and IRS. They define what a crime is and are free to change their interpretation of laws any time they feel like it.
Mr Jebadia lol right? We’ve aborted 60 million babies since Roe vs Wade in America... God has been omitted from this country for a long time. People better stop clinging to politics as a way to solve problems.
W5YKJ here, licensed since the '50s. This message is a total insult to all the amateurs who have put in so much time to promote safety and last ditch communication.
Moreover this is the type of event you all have been training for. When the Government is shutting down free speech and opening violating the Constitution with mass censorship.
I don't know why they don't simply dismantle amateur radio and sell off its frequency allocations. That way, any intercepted message would not need to be adjudicated as a crime. It would be a pirate transmission by definition and could be punished severely and immediately. Anyway we all know that AR is peopled by over-65 white males with alt-right sympathies and treasonable motives.
@@markuswx1322 your handlers give you prep sheets with ft dictrick psyopps thoughts on what they think will poke the bear and get actionable responses. your SOOO freaking obvious freddy the feddy.
Can't be free and mention licensing and permitting, its a contradiction. If it was true licensing wouldn't be a thing because radio media is covered by the 1st amendment.
*Licensed* radio amateurs are the good citizens least likely to use radio to facilitate any crime. We got into radio for the technical aspects and in the spirit of public service.
That's about the gist of why I got my license. Civic duty and willing to assist in times of need. Having a chance to develop friendships with fellow hobbyists is the cherry on top.
If youre new to the hobby and still wearing rose colored glasses. Recommended reading tonight for you... I take that back, dont wanna give you nightmares. AnywayS, listen to 3822 kc USB sometime between 0500z and 0500z... he'll be there, doin meth no doubt. There's a weirdo there with a suffix LAX and the rest of his weirdo followers that flock together. You heard me right, on USB. Anyway, youre in for a treat. It might drive you back to CB. I hope not, but wouldnt blame you and might not be the worst thing that ever happens to you.
@@RechargeableLithium There's cheap imported radios galore at these "festivities", and I'd bet there's nary a callsign amongst them. I just don't see a Ham going out and stirring the pot. Unlicensed users on the other hand have already shown a disregard to following rules (by them illegally transmitting in the first place).
You should see the video I found tonight of Amazon selling T-Shirts that have writing on them that say "**** All Republicans" It's not being censored. It's outrageous.
Once again the unlicensed criminal, who would not receive such email, does not care. Why does the government pound law abiding people with such foolishness
I agree Jim, this message from the FCC is odd. @7:05 I think you nailed it. Further, if someone just picked up a cheap radio with the intenet to use it during a crime, how would the FCC message even reach them?
@@jasonhopkins3309 That's because they're moving the goal posts on what they're considering a crime. What was legal on January 18, 2021 might be illegal on January 21st, 2021 even if it's Constitutionally protected.
The "Event" of Jan 20th. You mean the regime that has taken over the USA. The regime that has and will continue building a wall around themselves to protect the dictator party. Just like walls and interior compounds that protected all other dictators from south and central america to the middle east. Are their capitals open to the public for tour? Or do they keep large population free zones to protect their illegitimately elected treasonous ba*tards?
As far as that goes...? I know a Ham that had a conviction for selling counterfeit Viagra - although got it expunged - but all you have to do is Google search his name and you'll find the story on a local news website; so much for the expungement. And. I know another Ham that has a conviction for buying and using crack cocaine and had a license up until it expiring recently but still has the option to renew it! So, that being said, to one extent the FCC really doesn't care about Amateur Radio until a Ham spews obscenities while running 10kw about a the government and politicians in some manner or another and to that extent the FCC comes down with the full weight of federal violations, prison time and fines at which the sale of their QTH wouldn't cover in a hundred lifetimes! (tounge-in-cheek sarcastic humor)
@@charleswoods2996 - Yup, I agree with ‘ya. The FCC doesn’t care too much about amateur radio unless there’s a big enough complaint. I know a licensed amateur operator that has a felony conviction for pedophilia... with his own children. He uses a 2 meter repeater that belongs to one of our clubs, one of the members has petitioned the board to ban him from using as there are under age operators on occasionally. He, and another ham, also contacted the FCC with all the conviction info and it was ignored.
@@dereklea1183 There's one in our area too. He's in prison right now for doing both his daughter and step-daughter. He was able to renew his license recently from prison by using an address in his home town. I know the question is on the application that asks if the person is a convicted felon. A few other offenders who are hams were brought to my attention as well. The FCC doesn't care. They allow convicted felons to obtain a license at their discretion. I have even heard hams say that it doesn't matter if a person is a convicted felon. So be it.
Hey Jim I'm not surprised have the effort towards closing down every means of communicating like the internet Facebook Twitter Rumble parlor all these things that are going on all drive together with the timing of this it's a scary time we're living in
@@teo2975 Because BLM protestors were not roaming the halls of Congress trying to find Mike Pence to put him on the gallows they brought with them. That appears to to have crossed some kind of line.
@@misterguts BLM protesters/supporters advocated murder, and murdered several cops, attacked and took over government buildings, caused billions in damage and were MUCH more broadly violent and gave us a entire summer of insurrection and sedition
@@kylesturdivant3751 What hate speech laws are you referring to? I know of no laws being enacted which criminalize speech. Are you referring to hate *crime* laws? Those deal with criminal conduct, not speech.
@@W0X42A While I disagree with the second impeachment, I do need to point out that that's not actually what the article of impeachment says: < ... He also willfully made statements that, in context, encouraged - and foreseeably resulted in - lawless action at the Capitol, such as: "if you don't fight like hell you're not going to have a country anymore." Thus incited by President Trump, members of the crowd he had addressed, in an attempt to, among other objectives, interfere with the Joint Session's solemn constitutional duty to certify the results of the 2020 Presidential election, unlawfully breached and vandalized the Capitol, injured and killed law enforcement personnel, menaced Members of Congress, the Vice President, and Congressional personnel, and engaged in other violent, deadly, destructive and seditious acts. > Here's the full text: www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/755/text
Amazing. No body said a word publicly about the multi channel digital radios and service that was used in Seattle and other public unrest areas this past summer.
@Mitchel Creegan I'd like to see a source for your assertion that any protesters used multi-channel radios during PNW protests last summer. Thanks in advance. I'd also like to know why you think those protests have any similarity to an actual insurrection and attempted coup. Can you use 'whataboutism' in a sentence? Yeah, rhetorical, most likely.
@@RechargeableLithium similarity, how about CHOP or CHAZ declaring itself as an independent nation? That sounds like a real insurrection and coup with armed guards at the entrance and barring law enforcement to enter. Don’t be an idiot!
Hey how’s the weather over there ....is that a crime now? We are not afraid! We will not yield! How’s the weather ask is not a crime fcc and arrl. We WILL continue asking. We are united 👊🏻💪🏻
Did you trust them to begin with? God, I hope not....lol. They've shown their hand. THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM!!!! Did you know Nancy requested MACHINE GUN armed troops at the FAKE inauguration to be used against AMERICAN PROTESTORS??? THAT is some SICKNESS!!!! She was harshly denied.
@@stephen1711 The government. Is it [The pronoun 'they' as the first word of the OP] that hard to infer? Really? I think this [The inability to infer pronouns from context] is starting to happen because a segment of the population constantly is fed 3rd grade level vocabulary on tv....
Good first utterance, but you cannot stop there by any means. You really need to cancel any and all interactions with anything Google, FB, Twatter, , MS, Apple and Amazon (just for a start). And yes, this means Android and IOS too. There ARE alternatives and in less than a week of puttering you can sever your connections with all of them. Need to set up a good VPN too. Does this make things somewhat less convenient? Well how does that convenience measure up against the inconvenience of losing your rights and freedom?
"The chair is against the wall." Or something about John's mustache. Seriously... Of course radio should not be used to commit crimes. But since when is talking freely a crime? What are these people afraid of, exactly?
@Tom Smith If the people wanted to make it clear, why didn't they protest on the 20th like they said they would? 1776 would have never happened if those colonists were as cowardly as those today.
Yep! $$$$ www.fiercewireless.com/5g/c-band-5g-auction-nears-5b-after-a-dozen-rounds There's billions to made off of our bandwidth if they can justify leveraging us out of it. All they have to do is say 'oh, those criminals are using it for terroristic purposes, the don't DESERVE it...' Push us out, auction it off, laugh all the way to the bank. And we'll take it, like we've reliably taken all previous infringements. They know we're easy.
General Flyntn said that WE are the media. We are the digital soldiers. WE MUST do the RIGHT thing and protect our Constitution. We must stay connected with the TRUTH!
perhaps more intelligent people in government would understand they just pushed this very inventive community to defy them on principle and for fun. GIANT mistake.
Exactly. I purchased a hand held Wouxun and was scheduled to take my Technician examination; however, after hearing this report on the Sunday that it was released and coupling it with the current totalitarian mindset of the new regime, I put the examination on hold. In addition, I did not like the idea of an overreaching government department having the right to inspect my "Amateur Radio Station" on their whim. I just have to be content on being a passive listener.
@@MrInfoUnderground59 Yes, they assert a right to inspect equipment, but realistically if you're licensed and broadcasting within the bands and power levels you're supposed to, they're not going to come bother you. You usually have to do pretty persistent and egregious violations before they track you down. The people who tend to get in trouble are either unlicensed or stomping all over frequencies assigned to someone else.
@@MrInfoUnderground59 Too bad. The control of radiocommunications is the responsibility of national government BY INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT. So if you ever press your PTT on your new toy without getting your license FIRST, you are violating INTERNATIONAL law. The FCC is charged with the enforcement of those laws, rules and regulations. You want freedom, go with CB, See how useful de-regulation made that.
@@WCM1945, I am guessing that reading comprehension is not your strong suit.? Please read my initial comment before commenting. I am well aware of my responsibility, besides without a call sign the Amateur Radio Operators out there would not communicate with me. I have been around Ham operators and fully understand how it works. I am fine just LISTENING on my handheld.
That’s pretty well said . They realize as a whole , In the big picture , they can’t control what amateur radio has become capable of and they don’t like it one bit.
I became a licensed amateur radio operator in 1958, at age 13. I got my general ticket in 1959, at age 14. Have been in amateur radio for 62 years. I have a basement and an attic full of synthesizers, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, waveform analyzers, pulse generators, high and low voltage supplies, signal generators, logic analyzers. So they are saying they want to shut down your freedom to assemble and peacefully redress your government for grievances.
I think that we all have a pretty good idea why this was issued at this time. I further think we will eventually experience censorship of various noncommercial radio services, as well. This government is very afraid of the people.
I live in SC. I'm over 60 years old. I've been told since I was a child, using a radio to commit a crime is a felony. Amateur radio operators now are being targeted specifically, in exercising Free Speech.
Is it possible that this latest piece of info from the FCC is actually a shot across the bow? Meaning: Are they planning on outlawing Ham radios and their operators because it's our last line of defense against censorship everywhere we look and our ability communicate with each other?
You're afraid of "don't commit crimes" If you think that "don't commit crimes" is some kind of political oppression thing then you're probably the target audience cause you wanted to commit crimes!
I used to do CB radio, was a member of REACT and when hurricane Agnes came thru here, we saved lives - there was over 130 of us who kept watch, provided information on flood conditions, emergency requirements and so on. We has shifts for 2 weeks while PA was pounded by terrential downpours. Was a great time and honor to be part of it. As a Trump supporter, isn't it true that you have to worry about what lefties define as "crime" to know what exactly is meant by a crime? With the way the media is raving about how Trump supporters attacked democracy or started insurgency and all the other nonsense, seems like everyone can define anything however they see fit. The rest of the world is fed up with how this has all gone down and think the lefties are a laughing stock and BS.
The illegitimate adminstration is scared of the people.... They would not have made it five minutes in the troubles. Desperation and fear is all I'm seeing from the government right now.
This is happening to the model aircraft hobby. They’re currently punishing remote UAV pilot operators and accusing them of crimes by strapping a remote ID to our aircrafts. I’m thankful that they want to enforce a knowledge exam because the community has been wanting one to prove to the FAA that we are capable to performing safe and legal flight, but we have to be given the opportunity... and here we see ham radio operators who ARE LICENSED the same kind of accusation I am seeing in the remote model aircraft community!! The government is searching for a crime, that’s it. They want to find illegal operators... they want to eliminate our hobbies for commercials reasons. You know the 5cm band? It’s a ham band that is now being used for wifi...... 5G and LTE took some bands away from us too... The government is picking away at us. It’s a slow process, but the government wants to remove our privileges bit-by-bit.... Only leaving behind the scrap they don’t want...
When we get licensed thru the FCC or the FAA for UAS we agree to all the laws surrounding it. Criminals will not take the time to get licensed. The FAA requires a Homeland security clearance and TSA background check. The FCC may start implementing this as well.
Nothing "odd" about this message from the FCC and ARRL at all. There are indeed "extremists" that are using ham radio, GMRS, CB, and FRS for their "activities", it's happening in the area where I live, and they're not even trying to hide it. As a matter of fact I have stopped associating with several people in the area because even though I support President Trump, they are and have been "off the deep end" for quite some time. Been going on for a couple years now.
It is tragic that you went from a respected role in the community to someone who has to be subtly threatened because the government cannot monitor you.
Ah man, I got my license to give orders to hookers on the streets, and street thugs to sling drugs to kids. This is seriously going to hamper my plans.
@@rolandweaver7983 Yes it is legal for now. But morse might be next on their hit list. The word Code says it all. The digital modes might also suffer a hit. Remember the dems will have all 3 houses.
With what happened with the ATT building, cell/phone/tv service was knocked out for a wide region down there. With the increasing riots, vandalism, destruction and.....oh shoot....I mean peaceful protests, I suspect many people are looking for other ways to communicate in emergencies, in case it happens in their area. I suspect they are seeing a large influx of people testing and getting licensed as a direct result of these things. That’s why I am getting mine, I live out in the country a bit and want to be able to find out what is going on or what I need to do to protect my family if other modes of communication are down. I also suspect this is largely government paranoia, maybe they are doing some bad things, some may say treasonous. Look at Paranoid Pelosi calling the JCofS and the Marine Core Commandant.
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Do people, who are intent on committing a crime, ever get a liscense for anything?
Seriously, you don't think people with licenses commit any crimes?
That’s exactly right. “Badges....we don’t need no stinkin badges”.
Precisely
nope. and they don't get there guns from gun stores.
@@robertgrant5895 Robert your statement relies on a logical fallacy. The point Scott made is correct, licensed persons are not the problem.
It’s because ham radio can spread info without censorship to people around the globe. Big tech can censor everything but amateur radio.
... and face to face communication. 🤔
@@jacobcastro1885
...hence the Covid-19 hysteria, mask madness, social distancing, etc!
They can't sensor the internet either. Pirate Bay despite being attacked by every Western govt for the last 10yrs still exists. Platforms can be censored, but the internet nope.
Chill factor the commissioner personally view my LinkedIn profile yesterday at 6pm
China bought Washington trump is in the way stop orange man bad at any cost .....wake up
Looks like a warning, big brother doesn’t want any communication that’s not approved or controlled by them. It’s obvious.
If "big brother" doesn't want any communication that's not approved then why in God's name would amateur radio be legal? All radios would be banned and anyone who built their own would be sent to work camps in Siberia, or Arizona.
@@Cryptonymicus So they are trying to shut down everything on the Internet for conservative talk, they really think they’re going to try to shut down CB in ham radio conservative talk also!!??!what in the hell is this country coming to? I’m just about done with this whole socialistic agenda they’re pushing in this country. I’m not sure how long this country is going to put up with this bullshit, I have a feeling how this is going to go down....
@@Cryptonymicus this country was a free country, but just like the communist country’s of today it was a slow transition ( so to speak) to communism . first the propaganda machine would start with control of the media, than shutting down any opposition speech, than demonizing any one who doesn’t agree with the handlers, putting out warnings to see if you will comply, and than making it illegal to do certain things or own certain things it’s coming to a country near you.
@@Cryptonymicus This FCC warning is just a precursor to a coming full shutdown of the ham bands. They're building a narrative now about misuse and abuse (whether it's proven to be true or not doesn't matter) so, when they do it, they have a "reason" and all of the sheep will believe it.
@@rudyschwab7709 Guess they won't get their $35 fee anymore if they do that.
You would think you're reading a Red Chinese threat to its people.
Yes you are with Biden the China pawn.
COMMUNISTS ARE IN MOTION. ARE YOU?
Next they'll be opening our letters at the post office.
Badly written English. Fake email from China?
@@lancerx1001 dude, they can already listen to your cell phone, read your email and tap your phone. It's called "The Patriot Act".
I foresee a lot of transmissions happening without call signs in the near future.
I've talked to my friend 3 to 4 miles away, we were both on boefeng radios. But we were on the weather channel 162.550. the trick is we are about 20 ish miles away from the tower, the weather channel was coming in Crystal clear on both our radios. But us being far from the tower allowed us to talk also crystal clear to each other. It was kinda like a squelch that plays temperature 🤣. So when 💩 hits the fan find a frequency that is in use by something automated to communicate on kinda like a hidden signal underneath another one and don't use more power than necessary to break over the signal. A good frequency is in the 25mhz band where it plays the atomic clock time too. The whole point is on a spectrum analyser they will know those frequencies are weather or atomic clock frequencies and won't be monitoring them 24/7 if at all🤫
@Jack Meoff yea they are decent and will transmit outside of ham bands. If your not into radios getting one set up first time might be difficult
@@spankthemonkey3437 your a good dude 🇺🇸
Get a delivery van for those times you want to transmit, so they can't triangulate your position. It worked pretty well for the Commandos behind enemy lines and the French Resistance during WWII. Maybe they'll send us all to "Stalag 13"!
@@sandydegener6436 YOU mean the capital "run by the same idiots" B/H.
When are they going to prosecute the criminal acts of so many politicians?
Don't hold your breath
HA! Oh, man. That's the best joke I've heard in a long while
@@TyroneDamShewlaces I believe you're correct. Sad fact.
You will now Never see any corrupt politicians be prosecuted for Anything.
@@ThomasLeonard454 Exactly. Zero so far, zero forever. They can't even be "fired", let alone prosecuted. The only punishment these criminals will ever see is to be rewarded by continuous re-election. I know you can't trust elections anymore (maybe ever before too), but I place more blame on us people being so gullible to elect them in the first place.
@@TyroneDamShewlaces BINGO
"When the people fear their government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people, there is liberty ." Thomas Jefferson Soooo am I allowed to quote Thomas Jefferson or is that now a crime ?
well you know some left wing lunatic will report you for hate speech...lol they can come take my license, but they will pry it out of my cold dead hands along with my 2 meter rig aand my gun
A crime..
According to the new normal the answer is yes.........????????
You are a perpetrator of a “thought crime”. (Please see 1984)
A government for the government, of the government, and by the government so that it shall not perish from the Earth.
The Ministry of Truth is letting you know who's in charge.
Why is don't commit crimes so controversial
😂
First it’s social media now this is a warning to all ham operators to stay quiet.
why we have cb radios
Not to be quite! But to remind us of laws 100 years old! Its old news about these laws!
Someone entering office is not only scared but CLUELESS!
@@Monza62000 CB falls under the same rules!
No one is supposed to stay quiet unless they are pandering LIES, conspiracy theories, or are participating in the planning, organizing, or enactment of sedition or an insurrection.
It has NOTHING to do with “keeping quiet”. If you’re operating legally, just as I’m assuming you have been all along, there’s no good reason now for you to stop! If you can’t see the current necessity for preventing those who will use ham radio communication illegally then you are naive indeed. The new reality is what it is - if you don’t care that radio networks will be used by some illegally to promote the undermining of Democracy then you are enabling and encouraging their intentions and efforts. Cant have it both ways.
No matter who you voted for,this is dangerous to EVERYONE.
@@TheDesertRat31 Don't you find it interesting that liberals have been rioting for 40 years yet if people on the right do it once, now warnings must go out?
I have watched lefties destroy cities for 40 years and no one says sh*t. Capital building? Leftists don't care about the capital building.
@@TheDesertRat31 I guess you didn't see libs attacking federal buildings in Portland for a year. God you liberals are hypocrites.
Look around pal. Fifty years of temper tantrums
@@TheDesertRat31 so you agree justice should be applied differently depending on whether you're a Conservative or not?
dpeagles, thanks for playing “Really Bad Analogy!”.
It SURE AS HELL DOES MATTER who YOU vote for !! Just where in Hell have you been ?? DUH !!
The FCC actually exists? They haven't done a whole lot of anything for a long time now.
I've heard the only thing they're authorized to do is assign broadcast frequencies.
Having not heard anything to the contrary, it does exist. Moreover, it is still populated by Trump nominated folks.
Except hand out broadcast licences to leftist activists on the msm..
Not since nipplegate.
One old guy that hides in Biden’s basement for cloaking!!!! BEIJING BIDEN woke him up and he is mad and attacking us with Biden speak!!!!
They are telling you that if you that if you do something to support the opposition, they will find you .
While we are discussing laws, lets look at this one:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
It seems to me that regulating speech in the form of radio communications are a regulation of free speech. Just saying.
When people can communicate with each other, especially over long distances, the Government loses it's ability to control the people.
Recently a Carrier pigeon flew 8000 miles to Australia. What a Miracle. But the Aussie Government killed it because they feared it would spread Covid.
You're absolutely correct.
With communists in power, the Constitution is just toilet paper. Communists are dangerous and only understand one language: Force
And who, exactly, is 'regulating free speech' by issuing a reminder?
Here's the complete 'warning'. Please indicate where it violates the 1st Amendment.
FCC ENFORCEMENT ADVISORY
DA 21-73
Released: January 17, 2021
WARNING: AMATEUR AND PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES LICENSEES AND OPERATORS MAY NOT USE RADIO EQUIPMENT TO COMMIT OR FACILITATE CRIMINAL ACTS
The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission issues this Enforcement Advisory to remind licensees in the Amateur Radio Service, as well as licensees and operators in the Personal Radio Services, that the Commission prohibits the use of radios in those services to commit or facilitate criminal acts.
The Bureau has become aware of discussions on social media platforms suggesting that certain radio services regulated by the Commission may be an alternative to social media platforms for groups to communicate and coordinate future activities. The Bureau recognizes that these services can be used for a wide range of permitted purposes, including speech that is protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Amateur and Personal Radio Services, however, may not be used to commit or facilitate crimes.
Specifically, the Bureau reminds amateur licensees that they are prohibited from transmitting “communications intended to facilitate a criminal act” or “messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning.” 47 CFR § 97.113(a)(4).
Likewise, individuals operating radios in the Personal Radio Services, a category that includes Citizens Band radios, Family Radio Service walkie-talkies, and General Mobile Radio Service, are prohibited from using those radios “in connection with any activity which is against Federal, State or local law.” 47 CFR § 95.333(a).
Individuals using radios in the Amateur or Personal Radio Services in this manner may be subject to severe penalties, including significant fines, seizure of the offending equipment, and, in some cases, criminal prosecution. 47 U.S.C. §§ 401, 501, 503, 510.
@@jbyrd655 I did not say the reminder was was a law. Whet I said was while we are talking about laws... I never said the reminder was a law. But I can get into the constitutionality of what the FCC does if you like.
I guess this means no politician can legally hold a ham license.
@FBI bet this tool bag has selfies in the capital
THATS A BIG 10 - 4
This is a typical hyperbolic statement of no value.
They are the ones defining "crimes". lol
They definitely can't campaign on Ham....
sounds like the government is a tad scared.
i would say THEY ARE REALLY SCARED.
If by TAD you mean scared shitless, Yep.
They should be
Good. I want them to have fear in their eyes.
Oh, they're terrified. Tyrants are generally a paranoid bunch.
If you look at those that participated in 6January insurrection. They are carrying 2m/440 HT’s. These people should be held accountable for violation of FCC rules and laws.
Also, anyone with a HAM license just got lumped into the “crazy” category
Welcome to the club.
Not exactly. Everyone with a HAM license just got lumped into the category of policemen of the radio bands. If the ham bands become a threat to national security, which would not take a lot of people to provoke, how quickly could the FCC order the shutdown of bands with heavy QRM (radio warblers and noise emitters), as is used in certain bloc countries? If I were at the security planning table, I'd certainly recommend readiness to shut down the bands at a moment's notice. Your job as a good ham: Police operators on the bands, report malfactors, and keep the bands open. Access is a priviledge, not a right.
@@misterguts Makes one think: if the airwaves are public, then what authority does the FCC have to deny access? What's to say someone can't have a stash of Part 90 radios and use frequencies outside the ham bands? (Even though in "good" times, this would be illegal)
This starts to evolve into a political topic on government authority, as with many other things. It seems people have truly stretched the imagination as to what is included in the constitution. Right to petition the government (*with exceptions), right to bear arms (*with exceptions), freedom to practice religion (*with exceptions). As time goes on, we see more and more "asterisks." It was only a matter of time.
Welcome to the madness! Gun owners have been labeled crazy for years.
@@gsaldana22 The airwaves are a public resource, placed under public administration, under terms of license and lawful operation. Access to public airways is not a right, it's a priviledge. Just like the Capitol building is a public space, under public administration, access constrained by hours of operation, security direction, and good behavior.
Pirates do not create public goods. Pirates are parasites who place themselves outside of law and public discourse. Don't forget this simple point.
How can I put this without causing a stir. They seem to be afraid of a uprising.
spread it far and wide!-it NEEDS TO BE SAID! LOUDLY!!!!
@@kylesturdivant3751 That they should. They have been asking for it for a long time.
... you don't say...
The Government should always fear a popular uprising. It performs best under those circumstances. The people hold ultimate sovereignty under the US Constitution.
There already is an uprising, they are just afraid of the violence being directed at them. But they treat the citizens so well, why would they be afraid?
Absolutely bizarre! They don’t seem to want people talking to each other anywhere that they don’t have total control over the conversation. 🧐
Yeah, next thing they'll try is banning people from gathering in restaurants, bars, and churches. Oh, wait...
Bingo
Bingo!
Exactly
@@johnknopp2008 - they would never tell people they couldn’t go to church ⛪️! Ohh wait, that was one of the first things that they closed
"When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty."
And that folks is a fact of life
Like others, I am greatly offended as a law abiding citizen to be talked to in such a condescending manner.
Then you are not the subject of the message. Unfortunately, a SMALL number can and will misuse the tech for dark, deadly purposes.
@@williampittman7508 like who exactly?
Right?!?!
It's like seeing a sign that says
"" no spitting on the wall ""
... its like: "What?"
~Offensive~
I have a high horse in the mail for you too. How dare they!
I agree. It should be offensive to be presumed a criminal lest for the email. I’d say this is foreshadowing.
I would recommend people to look back to 1933. Those who don’t learn of history are doomed to repeat.
Yes sir, the Nuremberg laws were the tops.
Pretty much every public school student for *at least* the last 15 years have not learned history.
The Panti-fa chubbies crying about fascism may know Hitler was a bad guy, but they have ho idea why or how he was a bad guy.
@@gskibum Dazzling mastery of the English language, boy.
@@KarlKrogmann Thank you. Your observational skills are keen.
@@gskibum so only fascists like you are experts ?
This crap is getting way out of hand.
REALLY, ITS JUST STARTING. CAMPS ARE BEING SET UP AS WE SPEAK. CAMPS FOR WHITE PEOPLE
@@mrnobody5381 Are you a jew too?
Oh, it will get worse, much worse. President Trump played too nice with the Swamp. He should have just pulled the plug.
Getting?
@@pauldailey4477 NO, BUT WHITE PEOPLE ARE THE NEW JEWS.
This is really getting out of hand. Every day I am a little more afraid of my own country.
"Amateur and personal radio services, however, may not be used to commit or facilitate crimes" I would have never guessed. Does this imply there is a place where people can legally plan crimes? These people are paranoid.
It is called social media. If it is not Democratic biased then they pull the plug on it like they did Parler. How dare NON-Democrats have their own platform where the left can not control their speech. I seriously never thought I would live to see the day that our rights would be so violated but I did live to see it. But oh well. I got bad health news today and hopefully it will take me out of this fucked up world soon enough. Good riddance to pure ignorance. The country can go up in flames about now and I would not give two shits about it.
Anyone planning a protest even non violent will be considered a act of insurrection or terrist act if it's a protest against Biden. And the FCC sent out a warning to let Ham's know other three letter agencies are listening 🤷🤫
Trump supporters salty over the election and using ham to plan revenge and throw hissy fits. ROFL
@@69cookiez we are antifa and you will bow to us and BLM🤷
Yes, FB and Twit-ter are filled with threats and violence from radicals. That's free speech. Anything conservatives complain about is not allowed. We are being silenced and it won't stop there!
So we dont want certain people who have certain political ideals to communicate...
and usual of your kind, you are twisting the facts. On all amateur frequencies the rule applies that there will be religion, no politics and no aiding and abetting criminal acts. That goes for you and for the liberals.
@@TVPiles you can talk religion and politics it's pretty much a gentleman agreement to not do it
@@spankthemonkey3437 did you pass the exam? And if so, what part of " limited to messages of a technical nature relating to tests and to remarks of a personal character" did you not understand?
@@TVPiles hey idioso I'm a general and before you go and say how come your not smart enough to get extra class why invest the time into studying for it when all you get is a sliver more frequency to talk on🤷🤦. General has all the same bands as extra. Extra only gives you like I said a sliver more in some bands not worth the time to invest. Ok idioso point that rule out to me show me what article in the FCC rules that says you can not talk politics and religion 🤷🤦🤣.
@@spankthemonkey3437 well, sse, what do you get extra with extra class? The bragging rights...so I am good enough, I don't need to brag.
When the shtf, I’ll do whatever I need to preserve the Constitution and family. EOS
My friend you and two hundred million us
@Tom Smith same here in Germany. Lock and load Sir. Will give you cover 👍👊 We are more, we are the people. God with us.
Same here
How much more shit has to hit the fan before you say "the shit has hit the fan"????
SHTF is just Rapture stories with fewer angels and more guns. I'd bet all talk of "preserve the Constitution" is just a cloak for ego and greed.
“I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, and that his justice will not sleep forever.”
― Thomas Jefferson
Criminals don’t care about the rules, hence the title “Criminal”. This message reminds me of the “Gun Free Zone” signs at schools. Like a sign is going to stop a criminal from committing a crime. Mainly it just causes law abiding citizens to go hmmmmm.
Spot on. It is the focus on the implement, and not the criminal and their criminal acts, that allows government to limit everyone's rights. More people are killed with screwdrivers than with beachballs. Does this mean limiting the rights of everyone with a screwdriver? Apparently a lot of the countries more ignorant citizens think so.
That's not what the "Gun Free Zone" law does. It enhances penalties for committing gun crimes near places like schools.
The signs don't tell the whole story.
I’m sure a criminal going on to a school with a gun to commit mass mutter is concerned about an enhancement. I would be interested in the stat showing how many of these criminals sat down beforehand and confirmed those enhancements prior to masa shootings. Unfortunately most of those criminals aren’t still around to get accurate feedback. On the brighter side, our tax dollars are not being wasted to keep them alive on death row. Too bad those signs weren’t replaced by good guys with guns instead. Maybe the effect would be better for some of the victims.
First gun confiscations then radios. Anything that can be a threat to those in power.
I remember showing my HF station to a newly arrived immigrant from an African country. He remarked, "Oh, I could never have this in my country, only the military and police"
@@madmojaver7385 The gun free zone law was not enacted to counter school shootings. You could read up on it, if you'd like to know what the law is and what it does.
I expect this is just the beginning of strange things.
So... where were you during 2020?
Truly Orwellian
Yeah, strange e.g. dangerous.
@@lysippus That's what she said.
@@jimmccusker3155 the cia must be smashed into a million pices and scattered into the winds of space
This makes as much sense as the ATF issuing a warning to concealed carry permit holders not to use their guns illegally.
The ATF is, yet again, another useless government organization whose only job always seem to be attacking LEGAL gun owners... Ruby Ridge anyone(that was a setup by the way). Or how about the most resent attack on the company P80! This shit has to stop.
@@Berry_MaCocknher yep
@@Berry_MaCocknher "legal" gunhuggers are the ones we see ooen carrying war rifles and garbed up in full combat gear. I for one want to see ar15 whatevers put in a hole in the ground. The "legal" owners of guns get all riled up becajse of the guns, and because they screwed up their own lives and are taking it out on others. Youre seeing whats going on in america, proud boys, oathkeepers, neo nazis, when you add in "legally owned" war weapons and body armor and snowflake pseudo military types, and theres trouble.
It does seem a bit ridiculous & redundant.
@@CarolReidCA Proves that they're scared shipless.
I watched this happen at a company I cannot mention. We all respect and treat our privilege we earned by passing exams with correct answers to radio etiquette. How they destroyed what I knew was to re-define a process so it became illegal, in this case the word "crimes" will be redefined. I'm sorry W6LG, this is a sad day for radio. You are one of the Elmer's of the generation we respect and appreciate for all you do. I hope they don't outlaw radio all together. Sincerely, Doug
And now you know how gun owners feel...
Take that to the 10th power and you know what's happened to the second amendment.
Exactly! don't do stupid crap/commit crimes/break the law with your guns or they will be taken away.
And gun ownership is a RIGHT not a privilege!!!
@@zacharysmith5947 they are going to take them away even if you don’t commit crimes with them. They want total control of the people.
@@whjerts It is a right of a well regulated militia. "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Keep showing up at Capitols as Armed Terrorist/Fascist and they will take everyone's guns not just the radical right/insurrectionists/terrorist. Peaceful Assemblies/Protests do not need guns!
Well, this is getting ridiculous and frightening.
When is the Government going to Tell me they are coming for my Icom 7300. When does the mandatory Government buy-back of MY RADIO going to happen. Red-Flag Laws for CW keys lol
@@GreyGhost-r4z Nobody needs 30 wpm..hi hi
@@bodacious2276
ESPECIALLY, via a bug or any type electronic keyer!
😁
@@GreyGhost-r4z be careful not to install any bumpsprings to make the keyer key faster!
...or a CW key that is black and scary-looking.. hello hello
Now you know what law abiding gun owners go through.
Next up - USPS sends out a notice “don’t say mean things in a letter”
This lunacy has to stop.
Soon the postman will start steaming open envelope's.!!
@@carlbrown5150 They probably already read by envelopes against the light!
@@carlbrown5150 lol, steam? Why would they bother when they are already using envelope openers.
the idea that in a free society we have any limitations on our communication is laughable...
@@Chugwater_Cowboy honest people dont need laws to govern their behavior...
@@Chugwater_Cowboy wrong, radio waves exist therefore you have a right to use them... just like crime exists so you have a right to protect yourself from it in any way you see fit. also, you have a right to overthrow your government. not all governments are good and it would be morally just for you to fight them. you have no idea what natural rights are...
Not any more....End of our constitutional system
Thats what people in California said about guns
That is probably the dumbest statement I've read in a long time.
You mean to tell me they think some people don’t believe Gropin Joe was the most popular candidate in history.
Looks like I’ll be getting a ham radio
sad days ahead.
@Nathan Hale
Thank you sir.
I'll be getting one.
Welcome to 1984. This is going to get worse. It’s going to affect everyone!
Let's see how long the "Americans" yield to this. Guess we're all gonna find out relatively soon.
It’s 11:59 on Radio Free America; this is Uncle Sam, with music, and the truth until dawn. Right now I’ve got a few words for some of our brothers and sisters in the occupied zone. The chair is against the wall. The chair is against the wall. John has a long mustache. John has a long mustache. It’s twelve o’clock, American, another day closer to victory. And for all of you out there, on, or behind the line, this is your song.” Red Dawn
We will either relearn what it means to live under a Constitutional Republic or go out after a totalitarian take over.
When the dust settles ham radio operators will be heroes.
The Definition of "Crime" is very fluid right now.
Best. Response. Ever.
😆 😆 😆 😆
The definition of a crime is whatever the FCC says it is just like the ATF and IRS. They define what a crime is and are free to change their interpretation of laws any time they feel like it.
Sadly, this is true. God is missing in the White House now for some reason.
@@MrMrtesla
Now ?!
Mr Jebadia lol right? We’ve aborted 60 million babies since Roe vs Wade in America... God has been omitted from this country for a long time. People better stop clinging to politics as a way to solve problems.
W5YKJ here, licensed since the '50s. This message is a total insult to all the amateurs who have put in so much time to promote safety and last ditch communication.
Moreover this is the type of event you all have been training for.
When the Government is shutting down free speech and opening violating the Constitution with mass censorship.
This is not an INSULT...it’s a THREAT!
Thanks Bill. I agree. 73, Jim W6LG
The smell of stalinism in the air.
Smells like diarrhea. 💩
I don't know why they don't simply dismantle amateur radio and sell off its frequency allocations. That way, any intercepted message would not need to be adjudicated as a crime. It would be a pirate transmission by definition and could be punished severely and immediately. Anyway we all know that AR is peopled by over-65 white males with alt-right sympathies and treasonable motives.
@@markuswx1322 you're serious? 🤨
@@markuswx1322 your handlers give you prep sheets with ft dictrick psyopps thoughts on what they think will poke the bear and get actionable responses. your SOOO freaking obvious freddy the feddy.
@@markuswx1322 Troll, troll, go away....
Probably because there is a really high demand on ham radio’s right now.
Buy off site through lists and make sure you pay cash. Leave no trace is a wonderful applicable saying here.
The real message is that they are watching and listening
Or want to scare you into thinking they are
@@RJ1999x good point
Another pending "Censorship" attack on the way.
I'm a free American and I have all the licenses and permits to prove it.🇺🇸
Radio pirate since 1937 here!
Yeah how sad is that... completely true statement Southern Cross.
Can't be free and mention licensing and permitting, its a contradiction. If it was true licensing wouldn't be a thing because radio media is covered by the 1st amendment.
@@Backertothegrave Governments seek to seize control of all means of communications. Communications means control.
I'm dead😂😂😂
They are scared of something I don't know why but something's got them scared.
They are planning something. The potential repercussions of what they are planning should scare them.
*Licensed* radio amateurs are the good citizens least likely to use radio to facilitate any crime. We got into radio for the technical aspects and in the spirit of public service.
That's about the gist of why I got my license. Civic duty and willing to assist in times of need. Having a chance to develop friendships with fellow hobbyists is the cherry on top.
If youre new to the hobby and still wearing rose colored glasses. Recommended reading tonight for you... I take that back, dont wanna give you nightmares. AnywayS, listen to 3822 kc USB sometime between 0500z and 0500z... he'll be there, doin meth no doubt. There's a weirdo there with a suffix LAX and the rest of his weirdo followers that flock together. You heard me right, on USB. Anyway, youre in for a treat. It might drive you back to CB. I hope not, but wouldnt blame you and might not be the worst thing that ever happens to you.
@twwtb Yes - some are. Unfortunately, some are not and thus would and currently are using our airwaves to facilitate crimes.
@@RechargeableLithium There's cheap imported radios galore at these "festivities", and I'd bet there's nary a callsign amongst them.
I just don't see a Ham going out and stirring the pot. Unlicensed users on the other hand have already shown a disregard to following rules (by them illegally transmitting in the first place).
You say" law abiding", I think: "opposition to tyranny".
Being law abiding NEVER kept anyone from being a target. Effin tyrants.
Perhaps this is the beginning of the end of amateur radio. The statements made should offend all licensed operators. Censorship is rampant.
"IT'S DOOM DAY...THE END OF THE WORLD" Sorry for the steal from Beneath the Planet of the apes. Now theres some drama for you.
You should see the video I found tonight of Amazon selling T-Shirts that have writing on them that say
"**** All Republicans" It's not being censored.
It's outrageous.
Doesn’t offend me!
Once again the unlicensed criminal, who would not receive such email, does not care. Why does the government pound law abiding people with such foolishness
Ask law abiding citizens who support the 2nd amendment. They’ve been down this road for decades.
soylent green is people!
@LazicStefan 🎯
@Youre Mahm Crimes aren't speech.
Its called posturing
I guess people talking about a chair against the wall will soon occur.
Analog doesn't leave a digital trail, maybe that's why .
You said it right!!!!....About total control
@@BrentWShort 1000% right. They do simply because they can. This is their end game.
Follow your gut! Look at it like a movie, plan for the worst and make decisions as if the enemy is trying to close in.
I agree Jim, this message from the FCC is odd.
@7:05 I think you nailed it. Further, if someone just picked up a cheap radio with the intenet to use it during a crime, how would the FCC message even reach them?
Funny how criminals break laws and the government tells the law abiding that they shouldn't break laws.
It won’t and they know it. Anyone using CB, MURS or FRS and planning to do something won’t be looking at the FCC or the ARRL. Just my $0.02 worth.
Nellie Ohr, who applied for and received her Technician Class the same day, comes to mind.
@@jasonhopkins3309 That's because they're moving the goal posts on what they're considering a crime. What was legal on January 18, 2021 might be illegal on January 21st, 2021 even if it's Constitutionally protected.
Perhaps they r gonna turn off phones and WiFi so unauthorized or unlicensed
As an outsider, UK radio amateur, I have the feeling that this is more to do with the coming event on Wednesday 20th as opposed to anything else.
The "Event" of Jan 20th. You mean the regime that has taken over the USA. The regime that has and will continue building a wall around themselves to protect the dictator party. Just like walls and interior compounds that protected all other dictators from south and central america to the middle east. Are their capitals open to the public for tour? Or do they keep large population free zones to protect their illegitimately elected treasonous ba*tards?
Great job speaking to this Jim. We are all shaking our heads as well....
I thought I agreed to them terms when I passed my test
As far as that goes...? I know a Ham that had a conviction for selling counterfeit Viagra - although got it expunged - but all you have to do is Google search his name and you'll find the story on a local news website; so much for the expungement. And. I know another Ham that has a conviction for buying and using crack cocaine and had a license up until it expiring recently but still has the option to renew it! So, that being said, to one extent the FCC really doesn't care about Amateur Radio until a Ham spews obscenities while running 10kw about a the government and politicians in some manner or another and to that extent the FCC comes down with the full weight of federal violations, prison time and fines at which the sale of their QTH wouldn't cover in a hundred lifetimes!
(tounge-in-cheek sarcastic humor)
@@charleswoods2996 - Yup, I agree with ‘ya. The FCC doesn’t care too much about amateur radio unless there’s a big enough complaint. I know a licensed amateur operator that has a felony conviction for pedophilia... with his own children. He uses a 2 meter repeater that belongs to one of our clubs, one of the members has petitioned the board to ban him from using as there are under age operators on occasionally. He, and another ham, also contacted the FCC with all the conviction info and it was ignored.
Interested in doing the same. Live in the middle of nowhere. Can't find people to aid. Retired LEO and I miss a radio. Any thoughts
@@dereklea1183 There's one in our area too. He's in prison right now for doing both his daughter and step-daughter. He was able to renew his license recently from prison by using an address in his home town. I know the question is on the application that asks if the person is a convicted felon. A few other offenders who are hams were brought to my attention as well. The FCC doesn't care. They allow convicted felons to obtain a license at their discretion. I have even heard hams say that it doesn't matter if a person is a convicted felon. So be it.
@@1dandandy1 But it's universally accepted and legal.
Hey Jim I'm not surprised have the effort towards closing down every means of communicating like the internet Facebook Twitter Rumble parlor all these things that are going on all drive together with the timing of this it's a scary time we're living in
Josh nailed that, criminals don’t get the fcc alerts. Hams don’t need to be told.
This sounds a lot like stfu.
It might be a warning to hams to keep their ears open and help police the bands.
@@misterguts nonsense, why no such warning when the cities was burning this summer??
@@teo2975 Because BLM protestors were not roaming the halls of Congress trying to find Mike Pence to put him on the gallows they brought with them. That appears to to have crossed some kind of line.
@@misterguts You do realize that you are talking a handful of extremists right there. Right ?
@@misterguts BLM protesters/supporters advocated murder, and murdered several cops, attacked and took over government buildings, caused billions in damage and were MUCH more broadly violent and gave us a entire summer of insurrection and sedition
The FCC is letting underground groups know they are listening for encoded messages
Yeah, they're trying to intimidate you guys from talking about what they considered prohibited subjects, infringing on your 1st Amendment rights.
Nothing about that is anywhere in this notice.
@@kylesturdivant3751 No, speech, in and of itself, is not a crime.
@@kylesturdivant3751 What hate speech laws are you referring to? I know of no laws being enacted which criminalize speech.
Are you referring to hate *crime* laws? Those deal with criminal conduct, not speech.
@@ssbohio The Second Impeachment of Trump established the standard that claiming there was election fraud in 2020 is incitement to insurrection.
@@W0X42A While I disagree with the second impeachment, I do need to point out that that's not actually what the article of impeachment says:
< ... He also willfully made statements that, in context, encouraged - and foreseeably resulted in - lawless action at the Capitol, such as: "if you don't fight like hell you're not going to have a country anymore." Thus incited by President Trump, members of the crowd he had addressed, in an attempt to, among other objectives, interfere with the Joint Session's solemn constitutional duty to certify the results of the 2020 Presidential election, unlawfully breached and vandalized the Capitol, injured and killed law enforcement personnel, menaced Members of Congress, the Vice President, and Congressional personnel, and engaged in other violent, deadly, destructive and seditious acts. >
Here's the full text:
www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/755/text
Amazing. No body said a word publicly about the multi channel digital radios and service that was used in Seattle and other public unrest areas this past summer.
You took my comment! Amazing timing....
They approve of that storming of a government building
@Mitchel Creegan I'd like to see a source for your assertion that any protesters used multi-channel radios during PNW protests last summer. Thanks in advance.
I'd also like to know why you think those protests have any similarity to an actual insurrection and attempted coup. Can you use 'whataboutism' in a sentence? Yeah, rhetorical, most likely.
criminal rag chew does sound better on DMR than on FRS
@@RechargeableLithium similarity, how about CHOP or CHAZ declaring itself as an independent nation? That sounds like a real insurrection and coup with armed guards at the entrance and barring law enforcement to enter. Don’t be an idiot!
Sounds like the same intimidation that social media is facing.
This is their way of reminding you of who your masters are. Basically to boost their own ego by taking on the role of a parent talking to a child.
Hey how’s the weather over there ....is that a crime now? We are not afraid! We will not yield! How’s the weather ask is not a crime fcc and arrl. We WILL continue asking. We are united 👊🏻💪🏻
LOL
If you are united, then why isn't anyone showing up to protest like they said they would?
I do feel an uneasiness about those that need to watch over us. Makes me trust them less.
"trust them less" my God you shouldn't be trusting them at ALL...
George Orwell defined "Big Brother" quite well in his book "1984."
It wasn’t aimed at us. But if you’re still trusting anyone but Christ you are a fool
Did you trust them to begin with? God, I hope not....lol. They've shown their hand. THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM!!!! Did you know Nancy requested MACHINE GUN armed troops at the FAKE inauguration to be used against AMERICAN PROTESTORS??? THAT is some SICKNESS!!!! She was harshly denied.
@@SJohn-ly4cb, there's still plenty of time for them to set up the Hunger Games. Just sayin'.
Crimal" you know I was going to commit a crime but the fcc says not to use the radio so I guess I better not do it"
And all those plans?????????? ho well. lol
It’s a reminder they can point to when they change what the definition of “crimes” is.
In other words what they are trying to say is that if you use the words "I disagree" you will be arrested.
They are about to make living a normal, quiet life a crime....
As long as we say the right things to our neighbors, comply and avert our gaze we'll be ok. 😏
It's the concept (strategy) of Total Criminality. Look it up.
Come ON! Produce the "they" so you don't sound stupid here. Who is the they???
Wear your mask or go to jail/ pay a fine. Only for the next 100 days; just like the shutdown was for “only two weeks”
@@stephen1711 The government. Is it [The pronoun 'they' as the first word of the OP] that hard to infer? Really? I think this [The inability to infer pronouns from context] is starting to happen because a segment of the population constantly is fed 3rd grade level vocabulary on tv....
Do yourself a favor and switch from using "Google" to Duck Duck go. They are listening/watching.
Good first utterance, but you cannot stop there by any means. You really need to cancel any and all interactions with anything Google, FB, Twatter, , MS, Apple and Amazon (just for a start). And yes, this means Android and IOS too. There ARE alternatives and in less than a week of puttering you can sever your connections with all of them. Need to set up a good VPN too. Does this make things somewhat less convenient? Well how does that convenience measure up against the inconvenience of losing your rights and freedom?
Duck Duck Go is Google by another name.
@@GeorgeMonet what search engine do you suggest then?
They listen to everything dont be fooled they hear eveything
@@hunchanchoc8418 Well if you are serious, you go black. 1980 style.
"The chair is against the wall." Or something about John's mustache.
Seriously... Of course radio should not be used to commit crimes. But since when is talking freely a crime?
What are these people afraid of, exactly?
They're afraid the ongoing Marxist revolution will meet some stumbling blocks along the way.
They're trying to silence the sleeping giant they've awakened.
@Tom Smith You are very correct of course, however the people you speak of don't see it that way.
@Tom Smith We didn't let them get away with anything.... We just gave them plenty of rope to hang themselves.
It's not going to save them I have a feeling...
There was no sleeping giant on the 20th when they promised to protest. Big talk. No action.
@Tom Smith If the people wanted to make it clear, why didn't they protest on the 20th like they said they would? 1776 would have never happened if those colonists were as cowardly as those today.
Sounds like they're preparing for something on their end.
Yep! $$$$
www.fiercewireless.com/5g/c-band-5g-auction-nears-5b-after-a-dozen-rounds
There's billions to made off of our bandwidth if they can justify leveraging us out of it. All they have to do is say 'oh, those criminals are using it for terroristic purposes, the don't DESERVE it...'
Push us out, auction it off, laugh all the way to the bank.
And we'll take it, like we've reliably taken all previous infringements. They know we're easy.
I think We The People know what it means.
General Flyntn said that WE are the media. We are the digital soldiers. WE MUST do the RIGHT thing and protect our Constitution. We must stay connected with the TRUTH!
Does this include "fake News" like CNN, ABC, CBS etc.?
No, they get their script directly from the CIA office of mass media
You forgot the biggest propaganda broadcaster of all Fox.
Sounds like they gave permission for the other side to use them though.
The chair is against the wall, the chair is against the wall. John has a long mustache, John has a long mustache.
That message was appreciated by your listeners in the occupied territories.
😁
RED DAWN!!!!
The Longest Day
perhaps more intelligent people in government would understand they just pushed this very inventive community to defy them on principle and for fun. GIANT mistake.
I'm all out of bubble gum
I heard that the ATF sent out an email to people to not use guns in crimes.
These people have lost their brains.
First they start charging us for our license, now they dont want us talking about anything related to freedom. This is indeed an Orwellian nightmare.
@Chris Farrell REPORTED
;-)
Aggggenda 2030, Geeorgia Guidestonessss Masss Dddepopulation !!!!
I'm sure I'm already on multiple lists.
I’m not an amateur radio operator, but I see this as the hidden hand 🖐 wanting more control by being a heavy hand... very sad... the great reset
Exactly. I purchased a hand held Wouxun and was scheduled to take my Technician examination; however, after hearing this report on the Sunday that it was released and coupling it with the current totalitarian mindset of the new regime, I put the examination on hold. In addition, I did not like the idea of an overreaching government department having the right to inspect my "Amateur Radio Station" on their whim. I just have to be content on being a passive listener.
@@MrInfoUnderground59 Yes, they assert a right to inspect equipment, but realistically if you're licensed and broadcasting within the bands and power levels you're supposed to, they're not going to come bother you. You usually have to do pretty persistent and egregious violations before they track you down. The people who tend to get in trouble are either unlicensed or stomping all over frequencies assigned to someone else.
@@MrInfoUnderground59 Too bad. The control of radiocommunications is the responsibility of national government BY INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT. So if you ever press your PTT on your new toy without getting your license FIRST, you are violating INTERNATIONAL law. The FCC is charged with the enforcement of those laws, rules and regulations. You want freedom, go with CB, See how useful de-regulation made that.
@@WCM1945, I am guessing that reading comprehension is not your strong suit.? Please read my initial comment before commenting. I am well aware of my responsibility, besides without a call sign the Amateur Radio Operators out there would not communicate with me. I have been around Ham operators and fully understand how it works. I am fine just LISTENING on my handheld.
The tyrants are scared.
As they
Should
Be
Yep, they've all been exposed, they're losing control and they are DESPARATE.
That’s pretty well said . They realize as a whole , In the big picture , they can’t control what amateur radio has become capable of and they don’t like it one bit.
The tyrants will 🔥🔥in👿👺👿😂
The Tyrant CREATED this. Now, the Tyrant is in Florida.
I became a licensed amateur radio operator in 1958, at age 13. I got my general ticket in 1959, at age 14. Have been in amateur radio for 62 years. I have a basement and an attic full of synthesizers, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, waveform analyzers, pulse generators, high and low voltage supplies, signal generators, logic analyzers. So they are saying they want to shut down your freedom to assemble and peacefully redress your government for grievances.
Leslie, 60, I would like to start.
I think that we all have a pretty good idea why this was issued at this time. I further think we will eventually experience censorship of various noncommercial radio services, as well. This government is very afraid of the people.
A government for the government, of the government, and by the government so that it shall not perish from the Earth.
I live in SC. I'm over 60 years old. I've been told since I was a child, using a radio to commit a crime is a felony. Amateur radio operators now are being targeted specifically, in exercising Free Speech.
Where did this notice from the FCC say anything about exercising free speech?
The government does not want ham radios to tell others about gun confiscation when it happens.
With all that had been coming from the new Biden administration these past few days, I fear it won't end well for them.
Is it possible that this latest piece of info from the FCC is actually a shot across the bow? Meaning: Are they planning on outlawing Ham radios and their operators because it's our last line of defense against censorship everywhere we look and our ability communicate with each other?
The big concern is that no example of what a crime is is given in the letter. Therefore they can make it up as they go. Never good.
Our elected officials are afraid of "WE THE PEOPLE".
As they should be @doc fwd
Precisely. That is the agenda - suppress then oppress.
Some were not even elected and got their political office fraudulently.
You're afraid of "don't commit crimes"
If you think that "don't commit crimes" is some kind of political oppression thing then you're probably the target audience cause you wanted to commit crimes!
I used to do CB radio, was a member of REACT and when hurricane Agnes came thru here, we saved lives - there was over 130 of us who kept watch, provided information on flood conditions, emergency requirements and so on. We has shifts for 2 weeks while PA was pounded by terrential downpours. Was a great time and honor to be part of it.
As a Trump supporter, isn't it true that you have to worry about what lefties define as "crime" to know what exactly is meant by a crime? With the way the media is raving about how Trump supporters attacked democracy or started insurgency and all the other nonsense, seems like everyone can define anything however they see fit. The rest of the world is fed up with how this has all gone down and think the lefties are a laughing stock and BS.
The illegitimate adminstration is scared of the people.... They would not have made it five minutes in the troubles. Desperation and fear is all I'm seeing from the government right now.
This is happening to the model aircraft hobby. They’re currently punishing remote UAV pilot operators and accusing them of crimes by strapping a remote ID to our aircrafts. I’m thankful that they want to enforce a knowledge exam because the community has been wanting one to prove to the FAA that we are capable to performing safe and legal flight, but we have to be given the opportunity... and here we see ham radio operators who ARE LICENSED the same kind of accusation I am seeing in the remote model aircraft community!!
The government is searching for a crime, that’s it. They want to find illegal operators... they want to eliminate our hobbies for commercials reasons. You know the 5cm band? It’s a ham band that is now being used for wifi...... 5G and LTE took some bands away from us too... The government is picking away at us.
It’s a slow process, but the government wants to remove our privileges bit-by-bit.... Only leaving behind the scrap they don’t want...
When we get licensed thru the FCC or the FAA for UAS we agree to all the laws surrounding it. Criminals will not take the time to get licensed. The FAA requires a Homeland security clearance and TSA background check. The FCC may start implementing this as well.
I wonder if FCC got wind of something they can't explain openly. So weird...
Nothing "odd" about this message from the FCC and ARRL at all. There are indeed "extremists" that are using ham radio, GMRS, CB, and FRS for their "activities", it's happening in the area where I live, and they're not even trying to hide it. As a matter of fact I have stopped associating with several people in the area because even though I support President Trump, they are and have been "off the deep end" for quite some time. Been going on for a couple years now.
@Frank dos Mayzu yaaa. Yaaa. Mine commandant. Shooooaaa.
Maybe they should make a law “don’t plan or do crimes in general”😂
Oh that'll be next. Accuse people if the think they think of their banned activity while they're making the rules up along the way..
There is, it's called conspiracy.
Seems to me those making the rules have a very guilty and paranoid conscience..
It is tragic that you went from a respected role in the community to someone who has to be subtly threatened because the government cannot monitor you.
the same way they will make us gun criminals???
Ah man, I got my license to give orders to hookers on the streets, and street thugs to sling drugs to kids. This is seriously going to hamper my plans.
C'mon man
That’s ok, just use someone else’s call sign. Lead them down the wrong rabbit trail!
Wonderful... HAHAHAHA!!
Exactly. How am I supposed to keep track of my drug mules now!
You know you don't need no radio to lay down your pimp hand.....
I only use my radio to learn and play with CW, Morse Code has been a lifesaver during this time of craziness and giving me something fun to learn!!!!
I was planning on have a computer handle that part for me. Is that legal?
@@rolandweaver7983 Yes it is legal for now. But morse might be next on their hit list. The word Code says it all. The digital modes might also suffer a hit. Remember the dems will have all 3 houses.
@@rolandweaver7983 i remember back in the 80's i had a program for my vic 20 that read code
With what happened with the ATT building, cell/phone/tv service was knocked out for a wide region down there. With the increasing riots, vandalism, destruction and.....oh shoot....I mean peaceful protests, I suspect many people are looking for other ways to communicate in emergencies, in case it happens in their area.
I suspect they are seeing a large influx of people testing and getting licensed as a direct result of these things. That’s why I am getting mine, I live out in the country a bit and want to be able to find out what is going on or what I need to do to protect my family if other modes of communication are down.
I also suspect this is largely government paranoia, maybe they are doing some bad things, some may say treasonous. Look at Paranoid Pelosi calling the JCofS and the Marine Core Commandant.