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Daily Digest

Vol. 35 No. 168 September 01, 2016



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DANIEL DELISE. The Enforcement Bureau proposes a $23,000 forfeiture agai
nst Mr. Delise for operating an unlicensed amateur radio station and for f
alsely transmitting an officer-in-distress call. Action by: Regional Direc
tor, Region One, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 08/31/2016 by NAL. (DA No. 1
6-993). EB https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/at...-16-993A1.docx
https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/at...A-16-993A1.pdf

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1. We propose a penalty of $23,000 against Daniel Delise for operating an unlicensed
amateur radio station on the Amateur Radio Service frequency 147.96 MHz from his residence in Astoria,
New York, and falsely transmitting an officer-in-distress call. The Commission previously warned Mr.

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received complaints over a period of several months that Mr. Delise was operating without a license, and
ultimately issued a Warning for Unlicensed Operation to Mr. Delise for operating on amateur radio
frequencies without authorization on May 7, 2012, and again on August 3, 2012.2 The letters were mailed

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2014.3 On March 7 and 14, 2014, the agent investigated separate complaints about Mr. Delise causing
interference on amateur radio frequencies but was not able to confirm a rule violation. However, on April
10 and September 20, 2014, the agent received additional complaints that Mr. Delise was operating

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4. On April 7, 2016, two field agents started to monitor the area in Astoria, NY, where
Daniel Delise had been reported to reside. The agents detected strong voice transmissions on the amateur
radio frequency 147.96 MHz. The agents used direction finding techniques to determine that the voice

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reside. One of the agents believed he recognized the voice as that of Daniel Delise. The agent found no
evidence that Mr. Delise held an Amateur Radio Service license. After determining the direction from
which the radio transmissions were coming and one of the agents believing that he recognized Daniel

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from his residence. He admitted to making the transmissions on the frequency 147.96 MHz with the two-
way transmitting equipment in his bedroom. He also acknowledged that he did not have an amateur radio
license. The agents observed that one of the mobile radios was tuned to frequency 147.96 MHz. The

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April 20, 2016, the Commission's New York Office issued Mr. Delise a Notice of Unlicensed Operation
for operating on the Amateur Radio Service frequency 147.96 MHz without authorization on April 7,
2016.

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complaints on July 8, 16, August 31, and November 14, 2015 that did not identify Mr. Delise by name, but alleged
that someone was impeding service and using profanity on amateur radio and GMRS frequencies in the area
surrounding Mr. Delise's residence, which are consistent with the complaints describing Mr. Delise's actions.

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or signals by radio within the United States without a license granted by the Commission. On April 7,
2016, agents from the New York Office determined that an unlicensed radio station operated on Amateur
Radio Service frequency 147.96 MHz from Mr. Delise's residence. Mr. Delise admitted that he
transmitted on frequency 147.96 MHz using the two-way transmitting equipment in his apartment. Mr.
Delise also admitted that he does not have a license to operate in the Amateur Radio Service. Mr. Delise
was warned by the Commission that such unlicensed operations violated the Act. As a result, we find Mr.

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