Ninja wrote:I appear to have upset some people in this thread, and I therefore genuinely apologise for that.
I thought as this was a forum where all manner of 'slightly not legal' topics were openly discussed then people would be 'cool' with me chatting about occationally using 4 watt Yaesu's for the PMR446 channels.
There are whole sections of this website devoted to listening to frequencies that it is illegal to listen to, using CB's/Radios that are illegal to use, transmitting on bands that are supposed to be illegal in the UK, and how to modify radios and antennas so that they become illegal...
I'm just some guy who occationally uses the PMR446 channels with a slightly higher wattage!.. nothing more to it.
Sorry again chaps, and your points are noted.
Nobody is upset matie, we're just trying to lookout for you. Many of the forum members partake in a certain degree of "rule bending". That may be extra power, Out of band TXing, operating without a licence on the Ham bands, etc etc. Whilst a lot of this may be perfectly harmless and many thousands of people do it without incident, it still remains illegal in many circumstances. As with anything you can discuss the theory of it and also a method, but just be aware that if you actually admit outright to doing somehting, some as$hole jobswoth at Ofcom or worse
could decide to be a total douche and prosecute. Just consider that when posting. You'll find all manner of discussions going on here, but when people say they have done X, Y or Z, they may choose to omit some key info, or speak in a third person sense, or even obscure their identity/location in some way.
There are'nt many radio-heads left and with the internet and other technology now firmly established, the last thing we need is more of our number off the air, whether by hook or by crook.
Stay safe, but more importantly, stay on the air and keep enjoying the hobby!
Welcome to TM1 btw!