FCC Finds New Jersey Ham Violated Communication Act, Reduces Forfeiture from $20,000 to $16,000

[enfield]

[url]http://www.arrl.org/news/view/fcc-finds-new-jersey-ham-violated-communication-act-reduces-forfeiture-from-20-000-to-16-000[/url]

[Dennis1209]

Want to hear a mad unregulated radio frequency good buddy, breaker one-nine South bound and down :up:

[Guest Mad4rcn]

Harsh man !

[Guest Lester Weevils]

Want to hear a mad unregulated radio frequency good buddy, breaker one-nine South bound and down :up:

Overmodulate sufficiently and it will be ALL frequencies simultaneously! :) I have a neighbor who is apparently an expert at this. But he should be excused because he doesn't know that what he is doing is wrong.

Edited December 14, 2012 by Lester Weevils

[mikegideon]

I've dealt with the FCC enforcement guys quite a bit over the years. With very few exeptions, they are very good engineers, and fair guys to boot. "Willful and repeated" means you're gonna pay, and the fines are seldom (if ever) light.

 

When I get a call from those guys (usually aviation interference), I drop everything and verify my stuff is clean. I'm never the source of the interference, but I fire up the spectrum analyzer and confirm. Even if I was the source, they wouldn't fine me unless I failed to correct the issue in a timely fashion.

 

This guy interfered with a government frequency, and the FCC ruled that he did it on purpose. I hate it for him, but don't blame the FCC one bit (unless I missed something in the article). The FCC enforcement guys exist for situations like this. They may reduce the fine if he can show hardship, but I doubt seriously that they will reverse the NAL. They're used to excuses, and their BS stamp is usually final.

Edited December 14, 2012 by mikegideon

[jilly]

http://www.arrl.org/news/view/fcc-finds-new-jersey-ham-violated-communication-act-reduces-forfeiture-from-20-000-to-16-000

 

and yet the jerks on 14. 313 go on and on...

[mikegideon]

Their budgets are real limited. I don't know anything about the frequencies in this discussion. Obviously, the guy in the OP got their attention.

[Guest Lester Weevils]

I found this thread on that frequency--

 

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?302037-What-is-it-with-the-frequency-14-313-00

 

Listening to nutcases is sometimes fun, if they are tasty enough nuts. I might try tuning that and see if I can pick up anything without a tower.

[enfield]

and yet the jerks on 14. 313 go on and on...

 

I never listen to jerks on the bands, so these ones don't bother me.  :D