Interference Complaints Prompt FCC Queries to California Repeater Owners
NEWINGTON, CT, Sep 23, 2005--Following up on separate interference complaints, the FCC recently contacted two repeater owners in California to request additional information. Letters went out FCC Special Counsel for Enforcement Riley Hollingsworth August 19 and September 1 to Jeffrey A. Stouffer, K6JSI, of Vista, and to H. R. Dixon, WB6NIL, of San Diego, respectively. The letters enclosed complaints that the two licensees were operating uncoordinated UHF repeaters said to cause interference to coordinated machines on the same frequency.
"The complaint indicated that you have been made aware of the interference and the apparent lack of coordination but that you have declined to resolve the interference," Hollingsworth told both licensees in the separate letters. As he's done in past such cases, Hollingsworth pointed out that §97.205 of the Amateur Service rules, "the licensee of the uncoordinated repeater has primary responsibility to resolve the interference."
Among other things, Hollingsworth asked Dixon and Stouffer to produce copies of their coordination documents and if either had received complaints regarding the operation of their repeaters. Copies of interference complaints accompanied both pieces of correspondence. Hollingsworth said the FCC's letter to Dixon was not deliverable to his address on record at the time in Oakhurst. He said the letter has been remailed to Dixon's current address in San Diego, which was updated in the FCC's database September 22.
In other enforcement news, Hollingsworth wrote Gary A. Jaworske, KB8ZNS, and Zachary J. Jaworske, KB8YYG, both of Strongsville, Ohio, August 19 to tell both licensees that the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) had referred their renewal applications to the Enforcement Bureau for review.
"That action was taken based upon a complaint filed against you alleging that you are marketing non-certified radio transmitters and that you are modifying certified radio equipment to cause it to operate on unauthorized frequencies and at power limits that violate Commission rules," Hollingsworth told both licensees. The Jaworskes have the same address but their relationship is not known.
Both Jaworskes are Technician licensees. Zachary Jaworske's license expired on April 19, while Gary Jaworske's ticket expired May 17, 2005. Since their renewal applications were timely filed, both will be permitted to continue to operate, despite the fact that their renewal applications now are in "pending" status.
Hollingsworth said the complaint, if valid, "raised serious questions regarding your qualifications to retain an amateur license." He asked each to respond to the complaints within 30 days. Hollingsworth said that he's heard nothing from either licensee to date.
The FCC also wrote Anthony J. Lomenzo, ex-KD4DVW, of Sunrise, Florida, on September 1 citing "monitoring information" indicating that Lomenzo had been transmitting on various 2-meter repeaters in the Sunrise area. Lomenzo did not renew his license before it expired in 2002. Hollingsworth noted that FCC records indicate that in 1999, Lomenzo received a Warning Notice regarding interference to repeaters in the Sunrise area.
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