K7FE
03-26-2006, 04:30 AM
==>FAILURE TO RESPOND TO FCC COULD LEAD TO ENFORCEMENT ACTION
The FCC has held up the license renewal of a New Jersey Novice ticket holder
for failing to respond to a Commission field office Citation and a Warning
Notice, both dating back several years. FCC Special Counsel in the
Enforcement Bureau Riley Hollingsworth told Ronald A. Mondgock, KA3OMZ, of
Burlington, that if he did not submit a timely reply to his February 6,
2006, letter, the Commission would dismiss his renewal application and issue
a Notice of Apparent Liability for Monetary Forfeiture.
In February 2002, Hollingsworth wrote Mondgock regarding allegations he'd
transmitted in the 75-meter phone band, which is unavailable to Novice class
licensees. In July 2004, the FCC's Philadelphia Field Office cited Mondgock
for allegedly failing to identify, making transmissions involving obscenity
and indecency and operating on a frequency not authorized under his license.
On February 7, Hollingsworth sent a Warning Notice to Frank J. Fatigate,
KB2YDO, of Hopewell Junction, New York, for allegedly failing to reply to a
complaint the FCC forwarded to him nearly a year earlier. The FCC cited US
Postal Service records indicating that Fatigate, a Technician licensee,
refused delivery of the Commission correspondence. Subsequent attempts to
reach Fatigate yielded no response. Noting that Fatigate had apparently
changed his address, the FCC gave him additional time to reply or face a
possible fine of up to $4000.
Hollingsworth said this week that he has yet to hear from either Mondgock or
Fatigate.
In another enforcement matter, the FCC wrote Technician licensee Brandon M.
Duke, KC0UWS (ex-KC0TKB), of Longmont, Colorado, January 9 advising him of a
complaint alleging "deliberate interference and other rule violations on
repeaters." Duke replied, pledging to change his ways.
In a January 26 e-mail, an apologetic Duke said he'd destroyed an audio CD
containing apparently objectionable material he'd been accused of airing. He
also said he'd "refrain from jamming, interfering, kerchunking and using any
repeaters."
Hollingsworth cautioned Duke that the FCC expected him to abide by requests
to steer clear of certain repeaters or face license revocation, a fine or
other sanctions. In his e-mail response, Duke said he would refrain from
using Boulder Amateur Radio Club repeaters, per the club's written request.
On January 24, Tracy Simmons of the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
licensing operations in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, advised Duke that because
he was "involved in an enforcement action," the Commission had set aside its
earlier grant of a new sequential call sign, KC0VRS. Duke told Hollingsworth
that he'd also filed for a vanity call sign.
Hollingsworth cautioned Duke that no matter his call sign, he remains
obligated to stay off the repeaters as requested.
Material from The ARRL Letter may be republished or reproduced in whole or
in part in any form without additional permission. Credit must be given to
The ARRL Letter and The American Radio Relay League.
The FCC has held up the license renewal of a New Jersey Novice ticket holder
for failing to respond to a Commission field office Citation and a Warning
Notice, both dating back several years. FCC Special Counsel in the
Enforcement Bureau Riley Hollingsworth told Ronald A. Mondgock, KA3OMZ, of
Burlington, that if he did not submit a timely reply to his February 6,
2006, letter, the Commission would dismiss his renewal application and issue
a Notice of Apparent Liability for Monetary Forfeiture.
In February 2002, Hollingsworth wrote Mondgock regarding allegations he'd
transmitted in the 75-meter phone band, which is unavailable to Novice class
licensees. In July 2004, the FCC's Philadelphia Field Office cited Mondgock
for allegedly failing to identify, making transmissions involving obscenity
and indecency and operating on a frequency not authorized under his license.
On February 7, Hollingsworth sent a Warning Notice to Frank J. Fatigate,
KB2YDO, of Hopewell Junction, New York, for allegedly failing to reply to a
complaint the FCC forwarded to him nearly a year earlier. The FCC cited US
Postal Service records indicating that Fatigate, a Technician licensee,
refused delivery of the Commission correspondence. Subsequent attempts to
reach Fatigate yielded no response. Noting that Fatigate had apparently
changed his address, the FCC gave him additional time to reply or face a
possible fine of up to $4000.
Hollingsworth said this week that he has yet to hear from either Mondgock or
Fatigate.
In another enforcement matter, the FCC wrote Technician licensee Brandon M.
Duke, KC0UWS (ex-KC0TKB), of Longmont, Colorado, January 9 advising him of a
complaint alleging "deliberate interference and other rule violations on
repeaters." Duke replied, pledging to change his ways.
In a January 26 e-mail, an apologetic Duke said he'd destroyed an audio CD
containing apparently objectionable material he'd been accused of airing. He
also said he'd "refrain from jamming, interfering, kerchunking and using any
repeaters."
Hollingsworth cautioned Duke that the FCC expected him to abide by requests
to steer clear of certain repeaters or face license revocation, a fine or
other sanctions. In his e-mail response, Duke said he would refrain from
using Boulder Amateur Radio Club repeaters, per the club's written request.
On January 24, Tracy Simmons of the FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
licensing operations in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, advised Duke that because
he was "involved in an enforcement action," the Commission had set aside its
earlier grant of a new sequential call sign, KC0VRS. Duke told Hollingsworth
that he'd also filed for a vanity call sign.
Hollingsworth cautioned Duke that no matter his call sign, he remains
obligated to stay off the repeaters as requested.
Material from The ARRL Letter may be republished or reproduced in whole or
in part in any form without additional permission. Credit must be given to
The ARRL Letter and The American Radio Relay League.