On ham radios, military bases, and the California police.

[FJ40_owner]

So the way I read this is that I need to carry my license with me in the cruiser so it can be reviewed by an FCC REPRESENTATIVE. In this case the person that requested the information was not a representitative of the FCC, correct? But to be in compliance I guess I need to start carrying my license with me in the cruiser. I guess you have to carry it with you if you have a handheld unit also anytime you have a radio on your person.

I doubt I could find my licesne much less carry it.

I have been a ham for 30+ years and no one has ever asked to see my license.

IMO this ain't the Soviet Union yet, so we are not required to carry "papers."

 

[dfmorse]

My understanding is that ur station can be anywhere within 50kms of the earths surface and under control of a licensed operator. If u are a licensed 'Ham', u will be in the FCC data base and considered as the proper licensed operator, weather or not u have the physical copy of Form 660(May2007). The FCC does give u a nice wallet license that u could carry if so desired. Most hams don't carry the license in mobile operation, but its a nice touch if u have one with u.

License plates are 50 state vanity at the operators discretion.
U can also keep a log like this:
http://www.nt7s.com/media/Ham Radio Log Sheet.pdf
and keep drawings of ur station in the car for the curious types.

The clowns that e9999 meet are all too familiar in the military. Standard statist nazis types.


ARRLWeb: FCC Rules: Part 97 and other Rule Parts

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=47&PART=97&SECTION=3&YEAR=2000&TYPE=PDF

2000 CFR Title 47, Volume 2

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