Carcano

May 3rd 2015. I haven't contacted him since October of 2014.

Joe Goldberg made numerous claims that I was "illegally" buying/selling firearms. He found my Gun Broker listings and without asking why I was selling (what turned out to be a liquidation of my collection) he decided I was "in the business" without an FFL. He has labeled me as a criminal in his posts. Would YOU tolerate that? would YOU let some jerk post false statements claiming to have come from you online and label you a CRIMINAL for the world to see? He wouldn't accept a transfer of two or three Chinese SKS rifles since he though I would resell them and "undercut him", I wanted those SKS's as they were service grade and two rifles could be stripped to build a complete one. This guy never though to ask why I wanted two-three SKS rifles instead he appointed himself detective, judge, jury and executioner and labeled me an illegal dealer. Those false statements will remain online for years and may very well hinder my ability to deal with other stores as a simple Google search of my name or address will turn up those false statements. He knows he was wrong and walked himself into a corner, he has no way out except to slander me with false statements and accusations.

This is why I wrote my review, to prevent others from making the same mistake and NEVER intended to start a fight with R&R. This thread went untouched for some time as nothing came about and all was said to be over and done with, but after finding his latest post I posted about it here and on other sites. I am not trying to hurt R&Rs business, I let others judge based on what I (as a customer) experienced and they can make informed decision to deal with them or not. One thing I will not allow is someone to post false statements claiming to have been made by me, for example, he insisted I was buying and immediately reselling guns but after having spoken to ATF and State Police I confirmed what I already knew...I hadn't violated any Federal/State law by liquidating my own personal collection. The folks I spoke with from both agencies agreed that buyer remorse and selling to further a collection are legitimate reasons to dispose of unwanted/needed firearms, I followed the law 100% yet this jerk makes me look like some kind of criminal. I know that Joe (as a business owner) is upset by my review, but he could have handled this in a far more appropriate manner. Why continue to stalk me online and make false statements? he walked himself into a corner and is now taking it out on the (former) customer over a review. How is it that I've dealt with nearly a dozen NJ FFL's over the last 3-4 years and never once had a problem? he has a grunge against me over that review and I will not remove it, I'm not giving in and will not let some jerk label me as a criminal!!

Another member sent me a PM, apparently I starred R&R on facebook some time ago and since I'm no longer active on facebook I forgot that account existed. When I had an argument with him back in 2014 he rubbed in how he had my info from those forms and I didn't take it as a threat at the time but connected two and two today and might have jumped the gun.

Complaint site, can't say which one until my info gets taken down.

Not this thread, it was on a complaint site...I'm not saying which site since my info is on it.

Yep, That was good old Richard who had it He did some nice work, was friendly. I bought a bolt Winchester in 22lr from him when I first got my FPID, also had a few mosins shipped to him....he retired and sold it to this guy.

It's a mind game, and to make matters worse I live within walking distance of his shop. As the old saying goes, Don't let the bastards grind you down....I'm not.

What led me to the conclusion that it came from the 4473 or COE is that: - I am not listed in the White Pages or any online directory by given name (he posted First, Middle, and Surname). And - I have no "social media" accounts or any accounts online with my real name attached, no even close variations. Pissed is putting it nicely, I'm livid over this!

This jerk is at it again, I searched my name on Google and found he posted my personal information (obtained from ATF Form 4473 and NJ COE) online. I called ATF and NJSP today, can't disclose what was said or what will be done on here but both agencies are aware and it sounds like his license will likely be put up for review and action taken. I also have two attorneys looking into this. As a business owner he agreed to have his name made public, it's on printed form (business cards), online (FaceBook), on the State/Federal license hanging up in the shop, and local Tax Office records. But publishing a customers name, address, etc. online is disturbing and puts my safety at risk.

Yesterday I finished up repairing a FT-857D, the previous owner tried to do the MARS/CAP mod and destroyed two diodes next to the jumpers. Yaesu shipped me the diodes and I cleaned the board up and installed them, reversed the jumpers to the factory configuration and did a reset. Works like a champ This is way too small for me to solder so I used a circuit writer pen to install the diodes and do the jumpers, a bit sloppy but it's a success. Last night from 8PM to 1AM the 10M band was open, I worked DE, NC, VA, FL, AZ, KY, PA, and OH on 10M....multiple stations, a lot of them were new techs and had never worked anyone outside of the local area on 10M before. 20, 40 and 80 too many static crashes, etc...didn't try to work anyone but only managed to make out a few stations on those bands. 6M was open, too, but I didn't bother to work it.

If you are lucky you can still find Standard RP 70U UHF repeater, it's 15 watts but can be turned down by any tech with a copy of the schematic in a matter of minutes. They have a built in duplexer and are crystal controlled. On the GMRS band you do not have to re-tune the cans only if you want it on the 440. Those were great repeaters, the company is long out of business but made great repeaters...I think they shuttered in the 80's? Yep, if you want a 144 or 440 machine up and on the air get it coordinated not required but it's the right thing to do.

This is what my setup looks like: http://www.ebay.com/itm/HAM-GMRS-UHF-FM-Repeater-444-479mHZ-Programmed-to-your-choice-of-frequencies-/281723631317?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item41980976d5 I use two Arrow GP146/440 antennas: http://www.arrowantennas.com/gp/gp146.html Coax is 2 x 50 foot runs of LMR-400 Two cheap aluminum tripods and 8 foot section of aluminum tubing for masts, bolted to roof. Power supply is generic switching type, I got it for $20 used a couple years ago.

Not for ham but for GMRS, no coordination is required for a GMRS repeater. I wouldn't say a lot is involved with the GMRS repeater, pay for your GMRS license on the FCC website and once the call appears in ULS you are legal and can start putting GMRS gear on the air. The Maxtrac repeater is simple, get two GM300/MaxTrac radios (make sure they are the 16-pin version) and most repeater interfaces include a CW-ID which is easy to program. I keep the two antennas spaced 18 feet apart, they are 30 feet up. No duplexer, this is a true plug and play GMRS repeater that just about anyone can setup. Remember, you MUST ID in voice when using it so I have the call-sign printed out and taped on all my radios so whoever is using it knows the call and to ID. The programming can be tricky, I have Motorola software for just about every radio Motorola produced and the correct-spec computer w/ RIB. It gets expensive fast since the software isn't cheap and Motorola is (or was) picky about who they would sell it to. It's cheaper to mail the MaxTrac radios to a two-way programming service (expect to pay $20 per radio plus S&H both ways, Priority flat rate is the best way to ship them due to weight). You can legally use that Kenwood repeater on GMRS. You can turn the output down to 5 Watts on those Kenwood repeaters IIRC. I know on my MaxTracs that was a walk in the park it's a software setting ("low-power", IIRC). BTW, You do not have to coordinate a HAM repeater, FCC will favor the coordinated one should complaints be filed but no FCC regulation requires this.

Look on ebay for a President Washington base unit, One sold last week for $40 + $14 S&H. Whatever you get, I would spend the extra and make sure it has SSB but that's just me

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KENWOOD-TKR820-UHF-REPEATER-HAM-GMRS-PL-DPL-/151713596818?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2352d5c592 Nice Kenwood UHF repeater up for grabs, $35 extra to program. I might jump on one the seller has a few. Keep in mind without duplexer you will need two antennas

Many HAMs feel CB is an embarrassment to the hobby. CB has changed a lot since the 60's/70's/early 80's. Today most of the guys are interested in pushing power (illegally), combined with cursing, non-stop jamming, radios that are out of band, some of these guys even use the 10m HAM band illegally, plus many other FCC violations. A lot of HAMs see CB users as being lower-class, basically "white trash". I disagree with that view, I started with CB radio and that got me interested in HAM,. While most leave the CB hobby once becoming licensed I kept my CB equipment and use it for it's intended purpose. It's not right to group every CB user in the "white trash" category but many HAMs still do. Go on the QRZ forum and post a CB related question, you will see what I mean. some clubs I've been a part of were so against CB and it's users they made it a point to tell new HAMs trash the CB equipment or get out. Of course I told them to pound sand and have not been involved with any club for the past 6 or 7 years and have not missed out on anything.

I had a President Washington base, those were well built radios and put out a clean signal (so long as somebody didn't bubba it up). They had the built in AC power supply, too!

You want a good ground plane for the antenna. On the vehicles roof or if you have a tool box I've mounted them to those in the past with good results. When you ground the radio do not ground it to the negative terminal on the battery, run the negative line to the vehicles frame and clean up the area with some sand paper / use a clamp and attach it to the frame. Also avoid using a cig lighter plug or the fuse block...run the positive line DIRECTLY to the battery. Another option is GMRS (requires FCC license but NO TEST!), I forget the cost but it's around $70 for 3 or 5 years I can't remember off hand. You can have a UHF repeater on the GMRS band legally. I have two Motorola MaxTrac police-surplus radios setup along with the repeater interface I bought off ebay. All said and done with two antennas, two MaxTrac radios (for building the repeater), interface box, power and coax cables (coax 2 x 50 foot runs) and a cheap DC power supply I had under $400 in this setup and can get a good 15-20 mile range. I also have UHF Saber police-surplus handhelds ($30 a pop on eBay, battery and charger add $40 or so) setup so I leave one ot two around the house in the event someone needs to call me.

You do not need an amp for 9-10 miles of range. You need a good base antenna and a good mobile antenna, properly installed. Running a stock Cobra 148 I can easily reach people at 10+ miles. Here is the base antenna I have: Cobra 148 GTL (can be had used for a lot less...) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3K31701891&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Two-Way+Radios-_-9SIA3K31701891&gclid=CMKa8f_FocYCFdUXHwod8tsJ3w&gclsrc=aw.ds Antron 99 antena: http://www.solidsignal.com/pview.asp?p=A-99&utm_campaign=base&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=google_base&gclid=CMujn5rGocYCFZGPHwodcpgA8Q

CB still has it's uses. When thing I learned from HAM was that many HAM operators were against CB ownership/use, hell I was excommunicated by some locals simply because I still owned a CB radio. I would get a CB with SSB (sideband, LSB and USB), the one I have is stock (not illegally modified) Cobra 148 GTL with an Antron 99 antenna 10 feet off the ground and range is a good 10-14 miles from the house to the car. I use the upper channels such as 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40. Many of the lower channels (including 9) have lost any legitimate use over the years in these parts.

Can't speak of #2, never tried to sue the Federal Govt. But #1, you hit it on the head!

Back in the pre-computer age everything was on paper and filed away and the only leak would come from inside the agency, now eveything is stored on servers...sure it makes record keeping a lot easier but comes with risks. Sometimes I wish we were without computers or stuck in the 90's tech wise.

I would sue the living s**t out of the Fed. Govt. Hire exper witnesses / computer security experts to testify in court, along with the best counsel you can get. The big question is WHY would the Fed's store this on a sever connected to an outside network? this should be local network only or encrypted with AES.

On Gun Broker you will find mil-surplus blanks. I might have a box or two of east german AK blanks still, they came packed in blister packs of 10 IIRC. For launchers and inert rounds/grenades try this site: delcampe.com.au Be advised many of the sellers do not speak english or very little and shipping takes a while. That's where I source inert hand grenades and rocket rounds from. No black cars or choppers yet I have a nice RPG-7 round (original Russian production w/ flight tag, de-milled), a couple Russian and German WW2 grenades and some mines I got from sellers on that site. I found out about it from some guys on an inert ordnance forum