[CQ-Contest] Why should we care?

[Bob Wruble]

well put !!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "K3FT" <k3ft at starpower.net>
Cc: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 7:52 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Why should we care?


> Simply for the reason that can be found when you tune 10M on an average
day.
> The incessant operations by illegals on 10M. They are also on 12 and 17
> Meters too, BTW.
>
> We care becuase it is in OUR interest to care AND (as we all know) if We
> don't take practive action.. the problem will become one that will become
> entrenched AND overwhelming.
>
> THAT is why we care.
>
> Yes, you are NOT going to stop them all, but if you stop a few.. it's a
> start.
>
> BTW.. EbAY has to obey laws too. Since it is clearly ILLEGAL to market or
> sell amps that operate outside the bounds of the law, Ebay is facilitating
a
> felony by allowing them to be advertised.
>
> The analogy of the car is not relevant to the issue.
>
> k3FT
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Turner" <wrt at dslextreme.com>
> To: "Joe Subich, K4IK" <k4ik at subich.com>
> Cc: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 10:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Dealing with eBay
>
>
> > On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 10:38:30 -0500, Joe Subich, K4IK wrote:
> >
> > >eBay does not understand (or refuses to accept) the concept
> > >of FCC registration (and that any amplifier requires that
> > >registration number to be legal).
> >
> > Ebay is not the police.  If the ad is worded so as to indicate the item
> > is legal, that is all ebay should have to worry about.  Let the cops do
> > their job, ebay will do theirs.  Do you think every newspaper carrying
> > ads for cars should verify a legal title first?  Or check whether it's
> > been reported stolen or passes a safety inspection?
> >
> >
> > >Unfortunately, the FCC
> > >does not monitor eBay (they will respond to complaints)
> > >and cannot react quickly enough to "catch" short duration
> > >auctions.
> >
> > If the FCC doesn't care enough to spend an hour a day perusing the ebay
> > ads, why should ebay care at all?
> >
> > --
> > Bill, W6WRT
> >
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