[TowerTalk] Off Topic, Sorta....

[jimlux]

WA6RKN wrote:
> Sometimes in our zeal to protect our hobby, we over look the obvious...as 
> was the case here.
> 
> In defense of being 'inquisitive, Last week, I talked to 8 stations that 
> were using call signs that were not in the ULS.  Why I don't know, but I 
> would hazard a guess they were bootlegging.
> 
> More and more CB'ers are going VHF radios, without the requisite Tech 
> ticket, and...a few of them are going so far as to venture into the realm of 
> HF radio and bootlegging there as well.
> 
> I

I'd go one step further and encourage them to get licensed.  More than 
one DXer got their start doing (illegal) skip on CB during a sunspot 
high, and decided it was more fun doing the real deal with a license.