they don't want people to have comms when they turn off the cell towers
Posted on 10/13/2019 12:46:12 AM PDT by ransomnote
California Officials declare Ham Radio no longer a benefit; Demands Ham radio repeater infrastructure to be Removed
The People’s Republic of California is at it again; through unelected state officials, California is severing ties to ham radio repeater owners throughout the state, jeopardizing the lives of millions of Californians who depend on these repeaters to operate during emergencies.
Last month, repeater operators were sent emails telling them the State would no longer allow them to operate repeaters on public land without paying substantial rental fees. In the letter sent by CAL FIRE, the state claims Ham operators no longer provide a benefit to the state or public safety. They claimed that “constantly changing technological advances” has made Ham radio obsolete during an emergency.
Keep in mind; this is a state that is currently shutting power down in 34 of its counties because its infrastructure cannot handle 20-30 mph winds without risking wildfire breakouts throughout the state.
An amateur radio repeater system is a two-way radio system that takes weaker or low-level amateur radio signals and retransmits them at a higher level or higher power so that the radio signal can cover longer distances without degradation. It is a vital part of the local emergency communications system, and Ham Radio operators have been using them for decades to provide support during disasters that take out local communication infrastructure.
What is infuriating here is people are going to die because of this decision. It costs the State of California nothing to allow these repeaters on public land; in fact, Ham Radio Operators pay for the equipment and maintain the equipment at their own cost. Ham Radio operators also make nothing from running these radio repeaters; they do so as a service to the public to help ensure the public’s safety during natural disasters and emergencies.
While paying billions of dollars a year to cater to illegal immigrants and welfare bums, California is now targeting hard-working Ham operators who provide critical and vital Disaster Emergency Communications. These people have absolutely lost their minds!
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As opposed to Local, State and Federal Governments.
I’m guessing that the best high point repeater locations are on public land.
“It is about control.”
The only thing they really want to control is the vote. After that, it all falls into sub-categories of money and power to keep it.
rwood
“Their true concern is that the communication network will be used to organize resistance to their tyranny. That is the real reason they’re doing this.”
You nailed it! They also feel the same way about old fashioned shortwave radio broadcasting. All about total state power.
Two nights ago I talked to four ham radio operators, one works with repeaters, who told me this article is bunk.
It is NOT the govt’s property. It is the property of the citizens of the USA, and the govt is also the property of the citizens.
Nevada County-—hit by the power outages-— had Hamn operators erect multiple repeaters for the 2000 year changeover. No one knw what might happen, and they needed communications with the entire county for LEO’s, etc.
Those repeaters are in the National Forests.
This sure sounds like a crippling effect on any communications attempted by Patriots trying the save this country.
time to get a set-up. If they don’t want us using it, it must be necessary...
If you want rid of a significant number of your population in say a natural or man made disaster controlling citizens communications is vital. If there is no one able to the world or complain about the government failures what’s the problem? Conspiratorial, maybe but I’ll buy it for now because their reasons are flimsy crap.
YES .....
they don't want people to have comms when they turn off the cell towers
It’s connected to HAM radio using CalFire repeaters. I don’t think it’s as bad has the GP makes it seem. Read the link I posted to the HAM guys discussion about it.
Gee. You could say the same of a nuclear missile facility.
No unofficial communications
No guns
No gas card from state
Relocation centers will be filled
True Ca.
Not permitted to be compensated for amateur radio communications with a very few exceptions.
BUMP
Totalitarians gonna totalitary.
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“....who told me this article is bunk.”
The only problem is an article like this may give the greedy phallic symbols an idea on how to screw someone else up whether it matches legalities or not.
I was a MARS operator in Alaska working with crypto, AGA9GA. So we chased everyone we could off our frequency for government use. We had an F-15 go down into the Yukon River during my time up there and we went crypto for 3 days until the EOD and NTSB let us off the hook. That was a mess.
rwood
FEMMA logically, backed by DOJ, challenge this abuse of State jurisdiction. Public airways and emergency communication takes up the the rights of the civil population to the BENEFITS of ham radio.
Is it likely the STATE is trying to neuter Military, local fire, police... and those civilians who hold ham licences to operate Federally established and designated alternative communication.
This people in the Kaliforina govt should be stripped of the jobs for reason of public safety, alone; for starters.
No, it’s not true.
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