[FedCom] Interesting comments - secrecy of Civil Air Patrol Freqs

[gary]

IIRC, federal and military frequencies weren't secret until Ronald 
Reagan made the IRAC classified.

CAP takes themselves way too seriously.

Ken wrote:
> Hello Daryll & the group:
> 
> I think the vast majority of people who volunteer their time to Civil 
> Air Patrol have good intentions & do help the government in a variety of 
> missions (see their website for complete information).  As with any 
> organization, you always have a few that are "on the fringe"  so to speak.
> 
> US Government frequenices lists/usage (civilian agencies as well as 
> military branches) are considered FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY, and are not to 
> be released to unauthorized personnel.  This policy has been around for 
> 40+ years!
> 
> Again even if CAP's frequencies get changed (which is doubtful), it 
> really won't take that long in a concentrated US wide radio monitoring 
> hobbyists project to find & identify new frequencies in use.
> 
> It's too bad too many people on this list are always complaining about 
> perceived "injustices" or what other people say rather than just 
> spending some monitoring time "in the search mode" discovering 
> interesting frequencies & posting their findings to this list.....
> 
> Ken
> Springfield MA Monitoring Area