Didn't think this could happen; someone operating
Morse code violating the rules....

from the ARRL web site newsletters:
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/05/0218/

The FCC has affirmed a $4000 fine for Paul D. Westcott, KC0OAB, of Purdy,
Missouri, for "willful and repeated failure to respond to Commission
requests for information about his station." The Commission released a
Forfeiture Order in the case on February 16. The FCC reports it has received
"numerous complaints" alleging that KC0OAB for several months now has been
transmitting CW "24 hours a day, 7 days a week" on 7.030 MHz. While
complainants assert the transmissions constitute broadcasting, the FCC
contends they interfere with other amateur communications "due to an
apparent lack of station control."

robert casey wrote:
Didn't think this could happen; someone operating
Morse code violating the rules....

from the ARRL web site newsletters:
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/05/0218/

The FCC has affirmed a $4000 fine for Paul D. Westcott, KC0OAB, of
Purdy,
Missouri, for "willful and repeated failure to respond to Commission
requests for information about his station."

Morse Myth #999: Morse Ops are all that, too.

robert casey wrote:
Didn't think this could happen; someone operating
Morse code violating the rules....

Sure it can happen! It's just very rare, that's all.

When's the last time (before KC0AB) that a ham
*operating Morse Code* got into that much trouble with FCC?


from the ARRL web site newsletters:
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/05/0218/

The FCC has affirmed a $4000 fine for Paul D. Westcott,
KC0OAB, of Purdy, Missouri, for "willful and repeated
failure to respond to Commission requests for information
about his station." The Commission released a
Forfeiture Order in the case on February 16. The FCC reports
it has received "numerous complaints" alleging that KC0OAB
for several months now has been transmitting CW "24 hours a
day, 7 days a week" on 7.030 MHz. While complainants assert
the transmissions constitute broadcasting, the FCC
contends they interfere with other amateur communications
"due to an apparent lack of station control."

The guy has his station set up to send Bible verses 24/7.
Claims it's "code practice", and maybe it is.

The violation isn't for his on-air behavior, but for his
refusal to respond to repeated FCC requests for
information.

I've heard the guy, and I don't consider what he does to
be interference. But he should have responded to FCC long
long ago.

73 de Jim, N2EY

I recall many times -- one guy sent a four letter word over and over again
in CW with no ID -- local Hams found him turned him in
Gee what was he thinking -- no ID and obsentities - probably had TVI too
(;-(

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Help The New Hams
Someone Helped You
Or did You Forget That ?



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robert casey wrote:
Didn't think this could happen; someone operating
Morse code violating the rules....

Sure it can happen! It's just very rare, that's all.

When's the last time (before KC0AB) that a ham
*operating Morse Code* got into that much trouble with FCC?


from the ARRL web site newsletters:
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/05/0218/

The FCC has affirmed a $4000 fine for Paul D. Westcott,
KC0OAB, of Purdy, Missouri, for "willful and repeated
failure to respond to Commission requests for information
about his station." The Commission released a
Forfeiture Order in the case on February 16. The FCC reports
it has received "numerous complaints" alleging that KC0OAB
for several months now has been transmitting CW "24 hours a
day, 7 days a week" on 7.030 MHz. While complainants assert
the transmissions constitute broadcasting, the FCC
contends they interfere with other amateur communications
"due to an apparent lack of station control."

The guy has his station set up to send Bible verses 24/7.
Claims it's "code practice", and maybe it is.

The violation isn't for his on-air behavior, but for his
refusal to respond to repeated FCC requests for
information.

I've heard the guy, and I don't consider what he does to
be interference. But he should have responded to FCC long
long ago.

73 de Jim, N2EY

Caveat Lector wrote:
I recall many times -- one guy sent a four letter word over and over
again
in CW with no ID -- local Hams found him turned him in
Gee what was he thinking -- no ID and obsentities - probably had TVI
too
(;-(

When was that?

73 de Jim, N2EY

--
Caveat Lector (Reader Beware)
Help The New Hams
Someone Helped You
Or did You Forget That ?



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robert casey wrote:
Didn't think this could happen; someone operating
Morse code violating the rules....

Sure it can happen! It's just very rare, that's all.

When's the last time (before KC0AB) that a ham
*operating Morse Code* got into that much trouble with FCC?


from the ARRL web site newsletters:
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/05/0218/

The FCC has affirmed a $4000 fine for Paul D. Westcott,
KC0OAB, of Purdy, Missouri, for "willful and repeated
failure to respond to Commission requests for information
about his station." The Commission released a
Forfeiture Order in the case on February 16. The FCC reports
it has received "numerous complaints" alleging that KC0OAB
for several months now has been transmitting CW "24 hours a
day, 7 days a week" on 7.030 MHz. While complainants assert
the transmissions constitute broadcasting, the FCC
contends they interfere with other amateur communications
"due to an apparent lack of station control."

The guy has his station set up to send Bible verses 24/7.
Claims it's "code practice", and maybe it is.

The violation isn't for his on-air behavior, but for his
refusal to respond to repeated FCC requests for
information.

I've heard the guy, and I don't consider what he does to
be interference. But he should have responded to FCC long
long ago.

73 de Jim, N2EY

About 1982 in San Jose, CA area
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wrote in message
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Caveat Lector wrote:
I recall many times -- one guy sent a four letter word over and over
again
in CW with no ID -- local Hams found him turned him in
Gee what was he thinking -- no ID and obsentities - probably had TVI
too
(;-(

When was that?

73 de Jim, N2EY

Caveat Lector wrote:
I recall many times -- one guy sent a four letter word over and over again
in CW with no ID -- local Hams found him turned him in
Gee what was he thinking -- no ID and obsentities - probably had TVI too
(;-(


One of the ham magazines did an article about some hams
tracking down a rogue automatic transmitter that would
from time to time transmit in FM audio tone Morse code
something like "JPI SUX" on a popular 2m repeater input.
The "JPI" being the suffix of the license of one of the
officials of the repeater club. Eventually the rogue
transmitter was found in a wildlife preserve desert
area. Battery operated transmitter coupled to an
auto id board and a ground plane antenna hidden in some
weeds. Hard to DF a transmitter that only fires up
at random every few hours for a few seconds. Seems they
never did figure out who done it....

wrote:
robert casey wrote:
Didn't think this could happen; someone operating
Morse code violating the rules....

Sure it can happen! It's just very rare, that's all.

When's the last time (before KC0AB) that a ham
*operating Morse Code* got into that much trouble with FCC?

I don't think the FCC has anyone in a monitoring position that can copy
Morse Code anymore.

from the ARRL web site newsletters:
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/05/0218/

The FCC has affirmed a $4000 fine for Paul D. Westcott,
KC0OAB, of Purdy, Missouri, for "willful and repeated
failure to respond to Commission requests for information
about his station." The Commission released a
Forfeiture Order in the case on February 16. The FCC reports
it has received "numerous complaints" alleging that KC0OAB
for several months now has been transmitting CW "24 hours a
day, 7 days a week" on 7.030 MHz. While complainants assert
the transmissions constitute broadcasting, the FCC
contends they interfere with other amateur communications
"due to an apparent lack of station control."

The guy has his station set up to send Bible verses 24/7.
Claims it's "code practice", and maybe it is.

Is he sending davinci code?

The violation isn't for his on-air behavior, but for his
refusal to respond to repeated FCC requests for
information.

That has been pointed out previously.

I've heard the guy, and I don't consider what he does to
be interference.

Amen. But unless he is capable of putting it on 5 bands
simultaneously...

But he should have responded to FCC long
long ago.

73 de Jim, N2EY

Perhaps he responds to a higher authority.

On 19 Feb 2005 18:31:04 -0800, bb wrote:

I don't think the FCC has anyone in a monitoring position that can copy
Morse Code anymore.

You are so wrong. Every FCC "technical enforcement agent" (used to
be called field engineers and monitoring technicians) still has
to be and remain qualified at 16 wpm groups/20 wpm plain-language.

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane

"Phil Kane" wrote in message
ganews.com...
On 19 Feb 2005 18:31:04 -0800, bb wrote:

I don't think the FCC has anyone in a monitoring position that can copy
Morse Code anymore.

You are so wrong. Every FCC "technical enforcement agent" (used to
be called field engineers and monitoring technicians) still has
to be and remain qualified at 16 wpm groups/20 wpm plain-language.

--
73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane


Hello, Phil

I'd have given anything to see those folks monitoring KG6AAY that day I
found out they (the U.S. Navy) monitored *everything* transmitted at the ham
shack on the U.S. Naval Communications Station on Guam. One of the guys
asked what the heck I was doing (he told me about the monitoring, I had
consumed several "beverages" - read "beer" - and I was at the low end of
40). I told him I was calling CQ. He said "That's not CQ". I assured him
it was - in American Land-Line Morse. Of course, after the initial call
sign was sent, I purposely slowed down and sent "KG6AAY" slowly in
International Morse.

Lo and behold, an old-timer came back - in American Morse.

When the other guy realized what I was doing, he started laughing. The
tears were streaming down our faces. We chatted for half an hour. I'd love
to guess how long those guys poured over those tapes figuring out what
secret message I was sending.

The Navy removed the refrigerator (and beer) within a week .... )


73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA