[SFDXA] K1MAN - FCC OFFICIAL REQUESTS WEEKLY REPORTS FROM MAINE HAM

[Bill Marx]

>From The ARRL Letter - Bill W2CQ

FCC OFFICIAL REQUESTS WEEKLY REPORTS FROM MAINE HAM

The FCC's Boston office has requested a Maine amateur to submit weekly
reports detailing some of his on-the-air activities. FCC Boston District
Director Vincent F. Kajunski wrote Glenn Baxter, K1MAN, on March 4.
Kajunski said the FCC needed the information to determine if Baxter was
operating his station in compliance with Part 97 and with rules regarding
recording and broadcasting of telephone calls.

"Your Amateur Radio station is apparently being used for broadcasting
various 'programs,' 'talk shows,' children's shows and programs having
nothing to do with Amateur Radio," Kajunski said in his letter.
"Transmissions from your station are being used for deliberate
interference and for communications in which you apparently have a
pecuniary interest."

Kajunski also alleged that transmissions from Baxter's station "start and
end erratically, are sometimes repetitive and abruptly end with no
identification as required by Commission rules." Such operation, he said,
indicates the transmissions "are not under the control of a licensed
operator." Kajunski's three-page letter also outlines other complaints and
allegations involving transmissions from or operation of K1MAN.

Starting March 17, Kajunski said he wants weekly reports from Baxter that,
among other specifics, provide the name, address, telephone number and
exact location of the control operator and the method of station control
used when K1MAN transmits. He also requested dates, times and frequencies
of broadcasts of telephone conversations; transmissions referencing the
offer of a degree in electronics or an IARN (International Amateur Radio
Network) credit card; transmissions referencing the IARN Web site; and
transmissions soliciting donations of radio equipment or other items,
including donations to "the Radio Peace Corps Foundation."

Kajunski further asked for a record of CQs transmitted, including recorded
or automated CQs and a description of any responses, including the call
sign of responding stations. He also requested that Baxter provide within
30 days information on the alleged transmission of an "apparently
continuous 'CQ' loop that the FCC says aired at approximately 10-second
intervals for more than two hours on February 3, 2003, on 20-meter SSB.

Within the same time frame, the FCC also wants a list of dates, length of
time and frequencies "during which your amateur station has operated since
February 15, 2002, without you at the transmitter location." If any,
Kajunski asked for the name and address of the control operator, the
location of the control operator and control point and the method of
control used.