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vernonott
| | Posted on Friday, July 27, 2001 - 9:08 am: | 
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One of my son's was transferred to England this week for a three year tour.He was told by the Air Force not to transport any cb radios or amplifiers as they are illegal there. |
707
| | Posted on Friday, July 27, 2001 - 4:25 pm: |
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CB radio is limited to FM mode and only 1 watt or less in some areas of Europe. |
HONKY TONK MAN 593 OUTTA NC
| | Posted on Friday, July 27, 2001 - 7:10 pm: |
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ours are there but he could always pick up some from there and have some fun or you could ship his radio to him vernonott!! just gotta pay tarrif tax. cb are legal but they use fm only i believe. good luck. |
bruce
| | Posted on Friday, July 27, 2001 - 8:42 pm: |
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you cannot bring a US cb radio to england also shipping it by us mail is against postal rules |
bruce
| | Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2001 - 8:13 am: |
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I need to explane this alittle better honky tonk and friends do not ship and radios in or out of the us this becomes a customs issue and postal crime if it goes by mail no us made cb is allowed into england what he can do is buy a radio there AFTER he checks to see what rights US service people have if he was a ham there is a form for you to fill out so that you can use your radio there and you can use your US ham radio call but at this time since cbers are not licensed you do not have the same right when he leaves to come back if he buys something there he cannot bring it back with him now if he was a ham you can again get a customs form and with FCC and there FCC aproval in writing get your radio home it would also be a good idea to check with the military to see if they have any options but if they do stick with it to the letter of the law to some exstent this problem applys to canada and mexico not nearly as bad. |
vernonott
| | Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2001 - 7:37 pm: |
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Bruce : I believe that you are a person with years of radio experience and vast knowledge concerning the law.I also feel that most of the people on this forum could benifit from your radio experience and knowledge.We don't need a CB policeman who can recite to the last letter every law on the books.You preaching the law is not going to stop anyone from doing what they've been doing since the seventies.If you could direct all of your knowledge on the technical side to all of the young bucks just starting out and give your opinion on discussions with the old timers it sure would make life on this forum a lot easier.73's |
Hammunition
| | Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2001 - 8:12 pm: |
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Vernonot, I faced similar issues in the military. There were certain goodies that were prohibited in several of the countries I visited. I will assume your son took a civilian flight to the UK when he transferred to the UK, which means a pass through customs. If your son is "jonesing" real bad for some DX time, consider this for information purposes only. MAC Flights are available to active duty members. Back in my day they ran about 10 bucks. MAC flights go from military base to miliary base. You may have to fly in a C-130 wearing a helmet and ear plugs, but 10 bucks for trans-atlantic travel is a steal. As we know, ALL military bases are considered US soil. Therefore: NO CUSTOMS. If he transmits on a US base, he is on US soil. I wouldnt suggest taking the rig off base. A tuned out mobile rig, wrapped in clothing, fits real well inside a military duffle bag. Just make sure its something he wont mind leaving behind. I'm sure cousin Bruce will have some cute International law to quote for us, so standby. 73's |
bruce
| | Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2001 - 9:29 pm: |
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Thank you but im not when it comes to moving radio in and out of the US vernonott you are not dealing with the fcc sorry but i am not a policman cb or other wise just go to the postal web site and look up for your self I have never had to move radios to or from englandbut on the air i have talked to several people who had and it has been widely printed in trade and ham magazines when you cross boarders beware |
HAM CBer
| | Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2001 - 12:10 am: |
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And use a period once in a while. I get out of breath reading some of these posts! |
bruce
| | Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2001 - 11:50 am: |
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ham cber ill keep that in mind. |
HAM CBer
| | Posted on Monday, July 30, 2001 - 12:08 am: |
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Punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure go out the window on the CB bulletin boards. Why?? |
bruce
| | Posted on Monday, July 30, 2001 - 10:32 am: |
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im a electronic tech not a english major |
Metro
| | Posted on Monday, July 30, 2001 - 6:23 pm: |
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Hence the profession of Technical writters, some of these posts are downright painfull to read!! LOL
Metro |
bruce
| | Posted on Monday, July 30, 2001 - 7:56 pm: |
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You got it ! have any of you ever tried to read your doctors writeing ? At least you can read mine. |
bruce
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 - 2:57 pm: |
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metro
I aways wondered to my english teacher. Poor lady had my brother too. |
bruce
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2001 - 10:03 pm: |
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Sorry but
Some how part of that got lost it should have read
I always wondered what happened to my english teacher |
