Thursday, May 22, 2008

Under separate cover the Commission is forwarding to you a recording of transmissions from your station on March 26, 2003, on the 20-meter amateur band. These transmissions consisted of threats to another amateur operator, deliberate transmissions (calling "CQ") on top of ongoing communications even while acknowledging those communications, broadcasting, and deliberate interference…. Since December 2002, we have received complaints about deliberate interference from your station on the 20-meter amateur band. The operation of your station over the last several years raises questions about your qualifications to remain a Commission licensee. While some of the interference results from personal disputes or from what you apparently perceive as deliberate interference to your station from other stations, you have apparently ignored our written and verbal warnings not to retaliate by on-the-air counter-interference. The tape that you will receive indicates that on March 26, 2003, you made repeated personal threats to another operator and in spite of acknowledging transmissions from the other station on the air, proceeded to transmit on top of his communications even after you had terminated your earlier communications--those that you apparently felt were interfered with. You apparently perceived that his interference to your earlier transmissions was deliberate. Whether that was the case, deliberate retaliatory threats and transmissions on top of the communications are against Commission rules, and indicate that the numerous warnings to date have little, if any, effect in regarding to bringing your operation into compliance with Commission rules. [N.B. The 1st infraction/”Warning Notice” listed by Riley was on 4 Nov ’98—before the formal Logs begin!]
Riley to Mike see http://www.arrl.org/news/enforcement_logs/2003/0419.html 7 Apr ‘03

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