FCC Reduces N3TX Fine to $3500

[W3WN]

http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2013/db0319/DA-13-500A1.doc

In this Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O), we grant in part and deny in part the Petition for Reconsideration (Petition) filed by Jose Torres, licensee of amateur radio station N3TX in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. < snip >

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On January 6, 2009, the Enforcement Bureau’s Philadelphia Office (Philadelphia Office) issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) in the amount of $4,000 to Mr. Torres for apparently willfully and repeatedly operating his amateur radio station on the unauthorized frequency 26.71 MHz at his residence in violation of Section 1.903(a) of the Rules

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In addition, during the 2008 investigation, agents recognized Mr. Torres’s voice from the 2007 investigation. In his Petition, Mr. Torres mistakenly believes that the Northeast Region stated in the Forfeiture Order that it confirmed by listening to audio recordings that it was his voice on recordings taken during the 2008 investigation.

< snip >Oops

[WX7P]

http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2013/db0319/DA-13-500A1.doc
Oops

I wonder what N3TX was doing down on 26.71? If I remember right, that's AM territory.

It's been a long time since I bothered listening over there.

[NQ6U]

I know it's popular with freebanders but what's that section of the band officially allocated to?

[kb2vxa]

The only thing I have that gives any clue is an allocation chart, it says fixed-mobile but that's all. Generally speaking Spanish speaking AM freebanders congregate below channel 1 but ordinarily the frequency would be 26.715. I did find something else, PLC devices, that is the dreaded "wireless" (not WiFi) home computer network QRM generators use 26.71MHz. Adelante, cambio cambio!

[WØTKX]

Who the heck was he talking to down there? :roll:

[K8PG]

Other Bandits like he was-now so called legal-should have made him sell his HD

[WA4TM]

Who the heck was he talking to down there? :roll:

At the risk of being called a smart arse,, FCC? :evil:

[N8YX]

Who the heck was he talking to down there? :roll:

That's the so-called Spanish Superbowl - where all the Big Strappers from Puerto Rico hang out.

A general-coverage receiver, an antenna and a a bit of time spent tuning can yield lots of off-the-wall stuff.

Anyone care to hazard a guess as to how many amateur call signs I've heard mentioned in the 27.410-27.995MHz range by SSB ops?

[WX7P]

That's the so-called Spanish Superbowl - where all the Big Strappers from Puerto Rico hang out.

A general-coverage receiver, an antenna and a a bit of time spent tuning can yield lots of off-the-wall stuff.

Anyone care to hazard a guess as to how many amateur call signs I've heard mentioned in the 27.410-27.995MHz range by SSB ops?

Are you serious? Are people really that stupid?

Oh, maybe they are.

Back to use of the band spectrum, I remembered now that some of the freeband freqs back in the 70's were used for military ops.

[N8YX]

Are you serious? Are people really that stupid?

Oh, maybe they are.

Yes, and it was a 2x2 bragging about his high-end Yaesu.

I've heard people mentioning FT-9000s and IC-7800s in no-man's land. No K3s, because I don't think Wayne is falling for the ol' "MARS/CAP" bit without proof of purchase. Nor will the Sevierville boys play that particular game.


Back to use of the band spectrum, I remembered now that some of the freeband freqs back in the 70's were used for military ops.
27.410 was USAF, 26.620 and 26.71 is CAP. Wanna guess why our subject in question was accosted?

[W3WN]

Are you serious? Are people really that stupid?
< snip >Yup. Some are.

[WØTKX]

Oh, well that explains it. He was working DX on the assigned frequency for those that seek and find. Duh.

http://img.geocaching.com/cache/large/55d6ae62-70be-4881-aeec-c258988db2fa.jpg

[N8YX]

Equally puzzling is the fact that many of the operators at the other end of the pipe (so to speak) are operating from U.S. territories...and nothing was done to them.

[WØTKX]

Freq allocation holds true for the territories?

[N8YX]

Freq allocation holds true for the territories?
It's my understanding that anything governed under U.S. law is also regulated (spectrum wise) by the FCC.

[W3WN]

Equally puzzling is the fact that many of the operators at the other end of the pipe (so to speak) are operating from U.S. territories...and nothing was done to them.Yet.

[WØTKX]

General consensus is the CAP has abandoned 26.7xx.

Still assigned to them tho.

[kb2vxa]

"It's my understanding that anything governed under U.S. law is also regulated (spectrum wise) by the FCC."

Yes and no. Spectrum usage varies slightly by ITU zone so essentially they trump the FCC and NITA by international agreement.

[AE1PT]

Equally puzzling is the fact that many of the operators at the other end of the pipe (so to speak) are operating from U.S. territories...and nothing was done to them.

Old lions rely on catching the slow, stupid animals that wander too close to them.

[kb2vxa]

They're known as man eaters just for that very reason.

[k9mar]

WHAT CAN ONE SAY?????

[K7SGJ]

THIS GENTLEMEN... IT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW ONE PERSON'S MIND ACTUALLY WORKS. WHEN YOU GO AROUND THINKING THAT YOU'RE UNTOUCHABLE GREAT THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEND TO YOU. VANITY AND PRIDE WILL DRIVE PEOPLE TO DO STUPID THINGS AND AS YOU ALL SEE, THESE ARE THE CONSEQUENCES.
THE ONLY THING I'M REALLY SORRY FOR IS THAT THE FINE WASN'T GREATER AND THE PERSON "I SAY THAT LOOSELY" MANAGED TO KEEP HIS CERTIFICATE.
BUT THAT'S O.K., WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND. I'M JUST GLAD SOMETHING GOT DONE ABOUT IT!!! "AT LEAST"....BUENAGENNNNNNNNNNNNNTE!!!!!! """""""STAY AWAY FROM *LATINOS* CONFERENCE"""""""


You don't need to yell. And, WTF is the last part all about?

[W2NAP]

what did he say?

[KC2UGV]

what did he say?

I truly don't know...

[VE7DCW]

I assume the above rant was a U.S. type thing? :chin:

[XE1/N5AL]

what did he say?

First of all, he wished that a more severe action had been taken against N3TX.

....BUENAGENNNNNNNNNNNNNTE!!!!!! = buena gente = "good people"

I think the """""""STAY AWAY FROM *LATINOS* CONFERENCE""""""" quote was a clever play on an item that was in the news late last year. Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio was told to "stay away from a national latina conference" (a national Hispanic woman's conference) which was held in Phoenix. So, with reference to the topic at hand, K9MAR is telling the "good people" to stay away from the law-breaking "conference of latinos", that are operating on 26.71 MHz.

[W3WN]

OK. I give.

Who let Cowthief back in under a different call?

[VE7DCW]

OK. I give.

Who let Cowthief back in under a different call?


Cowthief is at least entertaining...... K9MAR's little rant was shouting in it's most extreme! :mrgreen:

[W2NAP]

what is this I don't even.....

[NQ6U]

I assume the above rant was a U.S. type thing? :chin:

I don't think he was speakin' 'Murrican.

[W2NAP]

I don't think he was speakin' 'Murrican.

it wasn't russian or arabic as well..... google translate can't figure it out..

not saying aliens, but aliens.

[kb2vxa]

Barney Google has goo goo googly eyes, but no brain to understand Spanglish or sarcasm. Chinese don't understand English either: http://www.engrish.com/ Do they sell these things at Wal Mart?