FCC Amateur Radio Enforcement
In case there is ANYONE in the HamFanz community that hasn’t heard, and I doubt that, but I fell compelled to report that the FCC has finally taken action against Steve Wingate k6txh, with this letter dated February 22, 2006.
http://www.arrl.org/news/enforcement_logs/2006/0301.html
Since I truly like Steve, and always have, I can only hope he takes this two year opportunity to clean up his act, for his own benefit, if not for his license. And that he returns two years hence, if for nothing else but to wipe a few noses in it!
The sad thing is, even if he does lucidly, make the decision to comply with the FCC ruling, I’m sad to say, that I think there will be times, and soon, when he’ll not even remember his decision and will be on air.
And I can’t help but wonder if the HAMS who taunted Steve so unmercifully, who threatened Steve in so many ways (and I have hours and hours of recordings of THIS – wonder if Riley Hollingsworth would like to hear them?), and who made the ‘fake’ recordings, and filed ‘fake’ or exaggerated complaints are not themselves under investigation. I certainly hope so! Perhaps we’ll see an ‘advisement’ letter to them from the FCC and posted on the ARRL site one of these days soon. You know who you are…
2 comments:
Bill wrote:
It therefore wouldn't apply in this factual situation. Sorry for the misinformation.
OK. Then 'something' should apply!!!
If you think about it......it was probably a supporter of Steve. Why would anyone try to make a bogus tape when there were a plentiful supply of REAL ones? If I were in that situation, I would think of submitting some obvious fake tapes myself in order to throw the whole thing into question (and even diversion) and as you have probably done many times Bill - get what equates to a motion of dismissal.
Jim N7JS
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