ARLA/CLUSTER: FCC aplica multa de 11 500 dólares a Brian Crow (K3VR) por deliberadas interferências nas comunicações radioamadoristicas

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

FCC fines Radio Ham $11,500 for causing intentional interference

The US communications regulator, the FCC, has taken firm action in a
case of deliberate interference to amateur radio communications

The ARRL report the FCC Enforcement Bureau has affirmed an $11,500
fine against Brian Crow, K3VR, of North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, for
deliberately interfering with other Amateur Radio communications. The
FCC had first proposed the fine last July in a Notice of Apparent
Liability for Forfeiture (NAL), and it released a Forfeiture Order on
January 13.

The FCC said it imposed the financial penalty because of Crow’s
“willful and repeated violation” of Section 333 of the Communications
Act and of Sections 97.101(d) and 97.119(a) of the Amateur Service
rules “by causing intentional interference to licensed radio
operations and failing to transmit his assigned call sign.”

Read the full ARRL story at
http://www.arrl.org/news/view/fcc-fines-pennsylvania-ham-11-500-for-causing-intentional-interference

In the USA the amateur license mandates that the call sign is given at
least every 10 minutes. In the UK the current licence requires a call
sign every 15 minutes and when changing frequency but the UK
communications regulator Ofcom is proposing to abolish both the 15
minute ID rule and the requirement to give a call sign when changing
frequency.

UK licence 2007, Identification page 10
http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/spectrum/amateur-radio/guidance-for-licensees/samplelicence07.pdf

Proposed UK licence 2015, see page 43
http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/consultations/amateur-radio-licence/statement/Updating_the_Amateur_Radio_Licence.pdf