[AMRadio] FCC ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS

[Thomas Adams]

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At 12:51 AM 1/20/2008, sbjohnston at aol.com wrote:

>FCC ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
>ZCZC  DW05A 04032010
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>On March 15, Tom Martin, the new Special Counsel 
>in the FCC's Enforcement Bureau, issued a letter to Layton P. Dunkle,
>WA7KJI, of Evansville, Oregon, indicating that 
>Dunkle's application to renew his Amateur Radio 
>license will be "denied with prejudice" unless 
>appropriate corrective action is taken.
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>Mr Dunkle was granted an Amateur Radio license 
>on April 31, 1968.  This year Special Counsel 
>Martin received several reports that Dunkle had 
>gained excessive body weight far beyond that 
>considered normal for his height.  Video 
>recordings of his appearance made at a local 
>hamfest have been submitted to the Commission.
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>FCC regulations provide that a license may be 
>revoked, or renewal denied, “...for conditions 
>coming to the attention of the Commission which 
>would warrant it in refusing to grant a license 
>or permit on the original application.” The 
>character of the applicant is among those 
>factors that the FCC considers when determining 
>whether an applicant has the required 
>qualifications to operate an amateur station. 
>The Commission believes that “...because 
>obesity is an indication of the applicant’s or 
>licensee’s  character and propensity to obey 
>the law, and to conform to Amateur Radio rules 
>and policies, Dunkle’s excessive weight raises 
>serious questions as to whether he possesses the 
>requisite character qualifications to be and to 
>remain a real ham and a Commission licensee,” the FCC said.
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