[FedCom] Re: Fishermen/shrimpers using 142.925

[Ken]

See comment below:

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blaine Brooks" <blaine.brooks at verizon.net>
To: <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 11:10 AM
Subject: [FedCom] Re: Fishermen/shrimpers using 142.925



> Ken has apparently not lived in Florida like
> you and I and does not realize that once you're in
> international waters off the coast, frequencies are
> pretty much fair game, and you are likely to hear
> ANYTHING on ANY frequency.
COMMENT:   International waters in FL are how many miles off the coast (24 
miles??)?  An interesting discussion on this can be found at: 
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mlawofsea.html
BUT you really don't think IF a particular US federal/military 
frequency(ies)/LMR Nets in use, in that coastal area started to experience 
interference that the US government wouldn't take action??!!!

>And with Al's
> great antenna setup I'm sure he's picking up stuff
> 50+ miles out in the Atlantic.
COMMENT:  You mean the antenna farm pictures at: 
http://hometown.aol.com/scanaddict/index.html ?  That's a lot of "neighbor 
pleasing" antennas to have!!!   Are those pictures of the antenna farm up to 
date in lieu of all the severe weather experienced in that area?

>Also, remember,
> other countries don't use our frequency allocations
> obviously, so, 142.925 might be a common
> business band frequency in South American or
> Europe. And these guys are in the "business" of
> shrimping or fishing. And are they thinking about
> interfering with someone's frequency when they are
> surrounded by water as far as the eye can see? Hell no!

COMMENT:  Interesting point, not sure of all the woldwide frequency 
authorizations BUT again IF the transmissions are interfering with a local 
military/federal LMR net(s), do you think that the fed is just going to let 
it happen?

As an example (a story related to me unofficially, by someone very 
officially associated with this), many years ago (20+)  some surplus 
military radio equipment was given to the local state Veterans Home.   One 
of the frequencies in the portables happend to one of the local security 
police alternate VHF highband frequencies (165/166 mhz)/     Of course the 
Air Force launched a very extensive technical transmitter hunting mission --  
well not really, someone (from the security police unit) actually got on the 
radio and asked them who they were operating on the frequency and they 
"fessed" up!!!!

>
> Ken - not everything is some kind of undercover
> operation or "black" project.

COMMENT:  Never said that EVERYTHING was undercover/black projects..  Hey 
this is just a HOBBY, repeat HOBBY....  Don't take it too serious but on the 
other hand it's great to have some "intrigue" and or shall I say possible 
"intrigue"!!!!?  This should be FUN activity , not a job or not something to 
loose sleep over or get angry about......    Once again thanks to Al for 
posting the information!!!!

The key to finding  "intrigue" for most of us is to put the scanner in a 
search mode every once and awhile (especially in the federal & military 
specific bands) (surely, ideally if you can dedicate one or two scanners to 
do this continuously, that would be ideal!!!) ... That's the potential way 
you find "very interesting" and intriguing communications.  At the very 
least hopefully many hobbyists on this list will try this searching endeavor 
a bit more!!

Ken