[AMRadio] Subbands and FCC

[Donald Chester]

>From: "Jeff Edmonson" <w5omr at w5omr.shacknet.nu>

> > I recall someone referred to as the 'dog' back in the early 80s who
> > ripped this off and instead used 'No lids, no kids, no retirees' or
> > such. Fortunately he was removed from the bands at some point for his
> > behavior(far worse than his intro), and fortunately - he operated SSB.
> > Think the call was WA4D? Probably still out there, somewhere....
>
>Callsign: WA4D   Class: Extra   Codes: HAI   USA
>Name: MICHAEL E WHATLEY
>Addr1: 5844 DORIS DR
>Addr2: ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311
>Country: USA
>Effective: 24 Aug 1995   Expires: 24 Aug 2005
>Lookups: 1113
>
Yes, I remember him well.  Don't  remember the retiree stuff, but he was a 
QRM'er and a jammer.  He would come on a frequency with SSB and announce 
that the occupants had 10 minutes to terminate their QSO.  If they didn't 
comply, he would come on with an exceptionally loud and distorted signal and 
jam the frequency until everyone was gone.  "Dog" was his phonetic for 
wa4"D".  He tromped over AM and SSB alike. Like many such individuals, he 
was widely detested, but also enjoyed a cult following.  This was in the 
days when there was practically no FCC enforcement, but somehow he raised 
his profile high enough that they took proceedings against him.  I forget 
what the outcome was, but he was not heard jamming after that.

Don K4KYV

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