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FCC Finds New Jersey Ham Violated Comm Act, Reduces Forfeiture from $20,000
« on: December 14, 2012, 2133 UTC »
After unsuccessfully appealing to the FCC to cancel his $20,000 forfeiture, Joaquim Barbosa, N2KBJ, of Elizabeth, New Jersey was issued a Forfeiture Order stating that he must pay $16,000 for “willfully and repeatedly violating Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by operating a radio transmitting equipment on the frequency 296.550 MHz without Commission authorization.”

Full article: http://www.arrl.org/news/fcc-finds-new-jersey-ham-violated-communication-act-reduces-forfeiture-from-20-000-to-16-000
« Last Edit: December 14, 2012, 2151 UTC by ChrisSmolinski »
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Re: FCC Finds New Jersey Ham Violated Comm Act, Reduces Forfeiture from $20,000
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2012, 0426 UTC »
Holy shite! :o
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Re: FCC Finds New Jersey Ham Violated Comm Act, Reduces Forfeiture from $20,000
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2012, 0358 UTC »
"Master authorization?" Pass me some of that smoke...
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