Interesting story about how the guys are still hounding K1MAN after all these years, regardless of which side one takes on the issue. (Only ARRL can "broadcast" I guess!)
On a more serious note though... SInce they are zapping him for starting up on top of a QSO, I wonder if FCC will go after the darlings of ARRL: the Unattended robot WINLINK Pactor II and Pactor II stations that do he SAME THING multiple times every day on 40m and 20m? Somehow I doubt it. Same for W1AW sometimes. Although THAT is far more predicatbvel and not aproblem like the WINLINK garbage. = = = ENFORCEMENT: ONE LAST CHANCE FOR K1MAN The FCC appears to be giving Glenn Baxter, K1MAN, one final chance to strictly conform to the agency's Part 97 rules. This, before taking action against the Belgrade Lakes, Maine ham. The FCC's Daryl Duckworth, NN0W, explains: -- Duckworth: "A warning letter went to Glenn Baxter, K1MAN, of Belgrade Lakes, Maine. Back in April of this year the Commission notified him of two areas of operation that would lead to enforcement action and / or designation for a hearing to determine his qualifications to remain a licensee. This is regarding deliberate interference to ongoing communications and using the station for pecuniary interest. Copies of the warning notice were also went to the United States Attorney in the United States Department of Justice, District of Maine. This is Daryl Duckworth, NN0W, reporting." -- In the September 15th Warning Notice the FCC's Riley Hollingsworth tells Baxter that the Commission has received approximately a dozen complaints that K1MAN Amateur Radio transmissions started on top of ongoing communications of individual operators, as well as on top of ongoing communications of the Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Net. Hollingsworth says that this is a net that has been handling health and welfare traffic for this season's hurricane victims. As to the pecuniary interest allegation, the FCC says that this is because Baxter's website lists a bulletin service transmission schedule and items for sale on the same pages. The FCC says that this is in violation of Sections 97.113(a)(2)and (3) of its rules. Hollingsworth ends the letter by saying that failure to correct the violations will subject Baxter to enforcement action against his station and operator licenses. Baxter was given twenty days from the date the warning notice was issued to resoind. (FCC, RAIN)
