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<tt>Hello Group,<br>
<br>
A few years ago we had a bootlegger in our area. Detroit suburbs. We
gathered information, secretly took pictures of the guys car, searched
his "alias" on the internet and learned he had a blog that bragged you
could not steal his car because he had a hidden locater on it. We
gathered all the information and with info on how to become a real ham
and do it legally in hand, knocked on his door. His room mate answered
the door and was very nice. We explained why we were there and left
contact information. <br>
<br>
Next thing I know I get an irate call from the "gentleman" accusing us
of threatening his room mate. (The only thing that could have possibly
been misconstrued as threatening was we mentioned that it was illegal
and he could face fines of $8000 a day).<br>
<br>
The guy said he can't turn it off, it's in his dash and would take
hours to disconnect. I told him to just pull the fuse. His
transmissions kept going for a week or so. We gathered enough
information to know where he worked and just about everything possible
about this guy. Yeah he was as arrogant as you would expect. His car
had his alias on a vanity plate. Sure made him easy to track and
gather information about.<br>
<br>
Turned out a ham in Ohio was helping him. Both were in their early 20s
as best we could tell. The transmissions stopped just about the time
we were ready to turn all the information over to the local FCC
office. Funny the Ohio ham was located near where SKY1 is coming from.<br>
<br>
Just about the same time as the signal stopped, I learned my contact
information was posted on a gay sex board. I got a few emails from a
few guys wishing to meet me. I traced the emails and much to the
surprise of the unsuspecting gay guys, I contacted them and was able to
gather just where the posting was. <br>
<br>
So, I am not sure how I would handle another incident but thought I
would let the group know of our experience. I am more apt to gather
the information and present it to the FCC and let them nail the
bastard! Then the FCC makes some money off a slime ball and I don't
get offers. With the amount of information we have on this guy the FCC
would have had a sure case. Transmitter fingerprints and all.<br>
<br>
73, Shanon KA8SPW (a 170 pound Irish MAN with 16" biceps and a 34"
belt, even at age 56!)<br>
<br>
EC/RO for Wayne County, Michigan<br>
<br>
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Bob Bruninga wrote:
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<pre wrap=""> I've lost count of how many airplanes we've seen
now, and many with NO call sign in their packets.
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Although we can see the whole world via APRS.FI, FINDU and OAPRS, etc, this is a local problem that should be addressed at the local level.
The thing we must avoid is some arm-chair doo-good to go running to the FCC and throwing this on their desk and demanding ACTION.
My experience is that when you demand action from any government agency, you will get a hammer response that has the potential to hammer down every loose nail.
Maybe we need to develop a nice letter to make it easy for local response to the owners of the aircraft.
Bob, WB4APR
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