In a case that's more
than a decade old, the FCC has denied an appeal of an administrative law
judge's ruling that the license of William Crowell, W6WBJ, should not be
renewed. In 2007, according to the ARRL
Letter, Crowell's renewal application was designated for hearing on the
basis of charges that he was responsible for causing intentional interference
and other violations. The law judge had concluded that Crowell's failure to attend a hearing in Washington, DC, "which requires dismissal if an applicant fails to commit to appear on the date fixed for hearing." Crowell, who lives in California, claimed he couldn't afford to travel to Washington for the hearing, but the law judge denied his request to move the hearing to Sacramento. The full Commission affirmed the judge's original ruling.