It's not illegal to protest whatever as long as one doesn't participate in criminal acts under the banner of the protest. Therefore, coordinating a protest using radio communications probably isn't a violation in itself.
73, Jim Driskell W7OWI ________________________________ From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net <elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net> on behalf of WW3S <w...@zoominternet.net> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2021 15:13 To: Ted Edwards W3TB <w3tb....@gmail.com> Cc: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net <Elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Subject: Waaay OT: A new kind of QRM to be aware of ... warning issued by FCC today Early 70s there was a Student Information net used to coordinate protests against the Vietnam War....colleges nationwide used it..... Sent from my iPad > On Jan 18, 2021, at 5:59 PM, Ted Edwards W3TB <w3tb....@gmail.com> wrote: > > When I was in college during anti-war protests about 50 years ago, > protesters tried to pressure me to use the college station to coordinate > with other colleges. > > They threatened to break into the station and do it themselves with my > callsign. I disconnected antennas, but I also knew that none of them knew > anything about it to do anything but break the equipment. > > And nothing came of it. > >> On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 14:31 Joe Subich, W4TV <li...@subich.com> wrote: >> >>> On 2021-01-18 2:55 PM, Phil Kane wrote: >>> >>> For a while, the FCC declined to take action against criminal (like >>> "convicted") violators if the crime did not involve >>> telecommunications law. I don't remember the actual case that Doug >>> mentioned other than it wasn't one of mine :) >> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ (sk). >> >> 73, >> >> ... Joe, W4TV >> >> >>> On 2021-01-18 2:55 PM, Phil Kane wrote: >>>> On 1/18/2021 10:36 AM, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-717-1197 wrote: >>> >>>> There was a case a while back where a ham had his license pulled >>>> because he was convicted of telecom fraud. IIRC, the FCC said it was >>>> evidence that he was unwilling to follow the rules. And I think it >>>> only came visible because he protested, or filed to get it reinstated. >>>> I suspect Phil can recall more details. It's been a >>>> while. >>> >>> For a while, the FCC declined to take action against criminal (like >>> "convicted") violators if the crime did not involve telecommunications >>> law. I don't remember the actual case that Doug mentioned other than it >>> wasn't one of mine :) but I do remember that there have been several. >>> For other violators, there is a provision in the Communications Act that >>> requires the FCC to determine if the conviction bears on the moral >>> qualifications to become or remain an FCC license holder, and there are >>> provisions in other statutes that bar someone from holding or receiving >>> a license if in arrears to court-mandated payments.. >>> >>> As far as the present situation, what the notice said (in plain >>> language) is using a radio while planning or committing a crime is a >>> crime itself. Has nothing to do with the content as long as it does not >>> involve planning or committing that criminal act. Yes, there are limits >>> to First-Amendment-protected speech. (Pardon me if I'm teaching >>> first-year Constitutional Law.) >>> >>> 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane >>> Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 >>> >>> From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest >>> Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon >>> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to w3tb....@gmail.com > > -- > 73 de Ted Edwards, W3TB and GØPWW > > and thinking about operating CW: > "Do today what others won't, > so you can do tomorrow what others can't." > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to w...@zoominternet.net ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to jmdrisk...@msn.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
