FCC Finds New Jersey Ham Violated Communication Act, Reduces Forfeiture from $20,000

[ARRL]

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.”



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[Mudfoot]

Merry Christmas dufus.

 

[RatsoW8]

What a dork.

 

[Lil'Yeshua]

within US borders

It wasn't so much as he got permission to use a radio from Brazil that uses Brazil frequencies within US borders as it was transmitting on US Gov. Freqs.

 

[camaro1]

what was the point , who was he going to talk to on that freq?

 

[Watergate]

But this BMW is a gift from a German friend, and he is authorized to drive it at 140 MPH in Germany. And I have a German drivers permit which authorizes me to drive 140 MPH in Germany. How can you write me a ticket for 140 MPH on Interstate 95? It's just not fair.