FCC Invades our Privacy?

Actualy, when I enlisted in 1965 (about as
mid-60s as you can get) I got RA24305860 as a
SN.
In my case, just changed component from NG
to RA, but the rest were still getting them.
US (draftee) RA (Regular Army) ER (Enlisted
Reserve) NG (National Guard) W (warrant officer)
O (officer) OF (Reserve officer integrated to Regular Army). SSANs did not come into use until about 1971.
HAPPY HOLIDAZE!

73 de Ronnie

 

The QTH information has been publicly available for I don't know hoe long.

Neither I nor anyone I know has suffered antthing more problematic than the odd "junk" mail from manufacturers and vendors.( I for one like these!)

I think the "changed world" paranoia has gotten to a point where people who are afraid of QRZ, Buckminster, etc. may need help that can't be found here.

Everyone should open the front cortians and enjoy the hollidays!

73 to all..........Craig....KC0GOA

 

This may be the OTHER reason the chicken banders don't use their real names and won't join the HAM community. They become sitting ducks (and HAVE to act right). Quack....

de KK5OL

 

There is no such thing anymore. The FCC now
requires your SS# (social security number)
which is ILLEGAL.
lOOK AT YOUR SS CARD. IT STATES IN BOLD LETTERS,
" NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION " Go figure!

 

NOT TO WORRY, SANTA CALUS KNOWS WHERE TO FIND YOU........and if you've been bad or good!

Jim N0BLU

 

I hope you explained to your lady friend that part of being a licensed radio operator is having your address published. I have heard far neighbors on my block broadcast far more personal info on their 49MHZ cordless phones without having a clue that people can listen in. Having your identity "stolen" by theives is far more likely to happen by throwing out credit card reciepts than someone browsing QRZ.com! 73 and Happy New Year from Mark

 

I think that, short of FBI, CIA or NSA employees Amateur Radio Operators would be the very last group of people that I would want to stalk. Great communications, excellent technical skills, and many with the ability to bean a gnat with a wrench from the 150' level of a tower...hmm, not the sort of folks to have angry with you or looking for you! 73 to all.

 

I could not agree with your friend more. I feel that having the FCC publish our QTH's and towns or even states is a total violation of privacy. I dont know about you guys, but when i filled out that form 605, I had NO idea WHATSOEVER that my house, street address, full name, town/city, state, or even nationality would be published on-line, that any internet porn-freak could look up WITH the only inconvienience being to type my callsign. All it takes is some psycho with a reciever, some teenage punk to hear my callsign over the air, and I, being a younger person, attracts his attention, and he comes after me. Unfortunately, because the 'Friendly Candy Company' has no regard to weather or not people want all their personal information published on-line to annonymous users, my parents dont feel safe letting me put my picture on here for my friends to see. What next?!? publishing of Peoples TIN's?!? And that brings up another great point of mine. Government Officials tell you "America Is Free"... Right?... Well, what they don't mention, is their sneaky ways of making America Look free enough, but in many ways... no different that other countries. SS numbers have been secretly transformed into Federal ID numbers. 50 ys. ago, if somebody asked you for your SS number, you'd tell them that's none of their bussiness. Today, You practically cant even go to the bathroom without it. Am I making Sense here people?

73'S

-KC9AIE

 

EXACTLY MY POINT! not just the FCC, however. And like i said earlier... Government officials have sneakily transformed your SS# into a Federal ID. America is not as free as we think, friends. 50 yrs. ago, if some1 asked for yer SS#, You'd tell them its none of their darn bussiness. Now you practically can't even go the the Bathroom without it.

 

it seems that, as i was told, there is no privacy in ham radio. having said that, let me explain what i was told.
there are people with scanners that can and in fact do listen to ham vhf/uhf fm signals, and enjoy it i might add. also there are radio receivers that can be had for a nominal price (don't have any figures0 but sufice it to say they are available, to any one who so desiers them, and they do in fact listen in on ham radio signals, and i wouldn't be suprised to learn that some can copy morse code , and there is a converter available from MFJ that can convert the data signals to text. and i completely agree on the " apart from someone who has an unlisted telephone, this is for privacy"
it is some thing to think about, and remember "The world is listening.
also it really doesnt bother me because just about any one with computer savy can look up pertinate data on one
73 have a happy new year
willie ag4hy

 

Privacy is an illusion, if not your call sign, then your license plate, I could use that to get your address, or you phone number, if not those how about your e-mail address a person that really wants the info could get your address or even you credit card number, your friend was just spreading FUD I say just brush it off as just paranoia.

 

Ronnie:
My hat's off to your memory... I enlisted in '59 and got RA1664.... I guess I'm a litle vague on which year the change-over occured. I thought I was in VietNam, but maybe it was Okinawa. I can pretty much remember when something occured if I can remember where I was when it happened. But this was all administrative stuff and no location stands out. Hope you had an enjoyable holiday season and that your New Year is safe too.
73 - Neil - N4SI

 

I'd bet the person who commented on the 'privacy' issue probably is listed in the town directory (with family members), the state drivers license database, often fully searchable, various credit reporting agencies, various credit card companies, and if ever subscribed to any magazine or cause anywhere, anytime, is on national mailing lists and databases. Probably has an internet account, and you can get info on anyone's email account....just file a 'complaint' and presto!...you can get their addr and name.....silly.....but if you are willing to live with a PO box, get no mail, own nothing, have no financial transactions, stock accounts, employment, bank accounts, credit cards, and do everything by cash, then just maybe you can stay under the national database radar.

 

Hello Floydd,

Your friend is to a degree correct. If you use your call sign as an internet nick then you leave yourself open to problems due to the availability of your information online. Otherwise I see no problem with the info being out there. It is kind of like being listed in the phone book!

73 Don KF6QQC

 

If you have a telephone at your house, your information is already public record either in your local phone book or on one of the internet telephone search engines. I wouldn't worry about it.