tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post6222596370086803129..comments2024-03-28T05:17:55.293-04:00Comments on W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least!: Guess I have heard everythingQRP - When you care to send the very least!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08707602309223956112noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12559579.post-69434912004428180002010-08-01T14:14:32.899-04:002010-08-01T14:14:32.899-04:00Myself, I'm more irritated by the police offic...Myself, I'm more irritated by the police officer writing a citation on a law he doesn't know well enough. He shouldn't be writing citations if he doesn't fully understand the law for which they apply. And perhaps his speeding ticket would have been petty for being only 5mph over the speed limit. I think speed limits are a bit low in some places given the safety of modern vehicles. <br /><br />We have an exemption here in California for the same type of cell phone law and I've heard a ham who was harassed by officers for talking on his radio. They threatened to ticket him twice while stopped at a light if he didn't put the mic down. He complied. I wouldn't have, though I have the ARRL printout in my glove box on the law. <br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I'll take the consequences to my actions. My last speeding ticket was in the Napa wine country 4 years ago or so. Had two slow cars in front of me on a two lane highway before a neat twisty section of road I wanted to run unencumbered. One passed the other and took off but I wanted to pass that one too, so I twisted the grip and pushed the RPM's up above 12,000 easily taking that vehicle as well. Emerging from behind the hill to the left was a CHP officer in full sprint to his car, just jumping in and hitting his lights as I passed. I waited for him to catch up (good thing, he called in the plane as I guess the sportbike guys run) and told him I pass as quickly as possible to get back in my lane and the one vehicle accelerated on me. He was nice and wrote me up for 80mph, though he said he clocked me at 101mph. And after $185 including online comedy traffic school, no points.<br /><br />Jason - N6WBLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com