FCC Reduces N3TX Fine to $3500

[W3WN]

http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Rele...A-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.

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[WX7P]

http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Rele...A-13-500A1.doc
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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?

[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?