[FedCom] Shrimpers on Fed VHF, Same in La.

[R. Rankin]

I'm familiar with the case, but international 
broadcasting from the high seas is prohibited by 
international law.  I don't know how strictly it's 
enforced, but there was discussion of the question way 
back when the Voice of America reoutfitted the old 
Coast Guard cutter ''Courier'' with 35 k.w. 
transmitters for broadcast relays and stationed it off 
Rhodes in the eastern Mediterranean to broadcast to the 
Balkans during the Cold War..  Two-way comms are 
definitely in a different category, but, again, I don't 
know what the applicable rules for them are.

Bob, w0nxn

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ed" <bernies at netaxs.com>
To: "Discussion of Federal Government Communications" 
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Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [FedCom] Shrimpers on Fed VHF, Same in La.


> At 11:30 AM 5/13/05 -0500, R. Rankin wrote:
>>If they're more than 12 miles offshore, I wonder if 
>>it's even illegal?
>>
>>Bob, w0nxn
>
>
> ask allan weiner about the legality of transmitting 
> in international waters:
>
> http://www.offshore-radio.de/fleet/sarah.htm
>
> -ed, n3kow
>
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