Hello Doug This is definitely something about which you should speak with Dan Henderson N1ND.I can imagine Steve was a bit shocked......it would be interesting to determine which dealer is providing the "service". 73, Kermit W9XA From: Doug Rehman <doug@k4ac.com> To: ''arrl-odv'' <arrl-odv@arrl.org> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 11:14 PM Subject: [arrl-odv:24600] FW: 2M FM <!--#yiv4418150895 _filtered #yiv4418150895 {font-family:"Cambria Math";panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} _filtered #yiv4418150895 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}#yiv4418150895 #yiv4418150895 p.yiv4418150895MsoNormal, #yiv4418150895 li.yiv4418150895MsoNormal, #yiv4418150895 div.yiv4418150895MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman", serif;}#yiv4418150895 a:link, #yiv4418150895 span.yiv4418150895MsoHyperlink {color:#0563C1;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv4418150895 a:visited, #yiv4418150895 span.yiv4418150895MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv4418150895 span.yiv4418150895EmailStyle17 {font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;color:#1F497D;}#yiv4418150895 .yiv4418150895MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered #yiv4418150895 {margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}#yiv4418150895 div.yiv4418150895WordSection1 {}-->An interesting email from one of my Assistant Directors… DougK4AC From: n2cei@downeastmicrowave.com [mailto:n2cei@downeastmicrowave.com] Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 9:32 PM To: Doug <doug@k4ac.com> Subject: 2M FM Hey Doug, Got a problem Up here that appears to be escalating. I don't know if you have heard of any complaints about non licensed operators on 2M FM or not. We had a flurry of them around here last hunting season. The local hunters have given up on the CB sets and have found that 25-50 watt 2M mobile rigs work great ! They have been sort of confined to 146.52 and 55 for what ever reason. So-- two days ago, " JDC Number 1" asks for a radio check on our local repeater . I assumed since the radio was programed for the correct split and Encode/Decode, it was a local Ham that sold his rig to the highest bidder because I can't believe that a non ham would know how to find the correct information and if so, why would he? . BUT-- Today, A member of our club has a good friend that is in a local Hunt club. He was informed that the hunt clubs have found BaoFeng handhelds and buy them at the "20per shipment rate" for $25 or so. What the seller in China now promises is that they will program them for all of the area frequencies if you supply a Zip code. so-- what do you think the Hunters do! They just switch to channel 2 and see whats going on there. Thats why JDC #1 was upset when I told him that he required a license to operate that radio on the ham bands and he went on to tell me where I could stick it because "I spent good money for this rig and no one is gona tell me what to do with it!" So-- Who should I make aware of this problem and how do I help solve it. Steve _______________________________________________ arrl-odv mailing list arrl-odv@reflector.arrl.org https://reflector.arrl.org/mailman/listinfo/arrl-odv