A few FCC enforcement
actions have been announced recently, including a consent decree in
which a Florida ham agreed to pay a $1,000 "voluntary donation" and
gave up his license in return for terminating an enforcement action which could
have cost him $25,000 in fines. The ARRL Letter reports that Terry Van Volkenburg, KC5RF, had been charged by the FCC with making unlicensed transmissions on a public safety frequency that interfered with the jail radio system of the Brevard County, Florida, Sheriff's Office.
In a separate action,
Oklahoma ham Orloff Haines, KF5IXX, is facing a possible $12,000 fine for
allegedly interfering with communications on CB channel 19. According to the ARRL
Letter, Haines, an Extra Class licensee, admitted to transmitting a
continuous carrier on channel 19, reportedly because area CBers were harassing
his wife. Haines had the usual 30 days to pay the fine or make a written
request to have it reduced or cancelled.