I have been helping FCC in my area regarding one of these. I had given up hope of anything getting accomplished, and I got a phone call Thursday afternoon from FCC. They told me that they found the guy, gave me his approximate location, and said he shouldn't be a problem anymore. Friday afternoon, they were on the air, so I called up the FCC guy again with a "Guess what?" intro. He said that they give (what I would call) a cease & desist order that must be responded to in writing within 10 days. If they do not cease or do not respond, they can expect another visit that has stronger enforcement measures. In this second conversation, he would not go into much detail except to say that they had a sophisticated directional antenna system for a pirate. That kinda summarizes the "nice note" and what's behind it. As far as exact details go, I have been told that data regarding actual seizures will be hard to come by unless it makes the news media. Mike
Tom L Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Heard this Fri. on WBZ A pirate station was interfering with private aircraft coms in the Boston area. The FCC tracked it to a Brocton 3-decker ( like the ones tots fall out the windows) . The agent found the xmiter in the cellar turned it off & left a nice note to please not turn it on again. Shockingly it got turned back on ! ( I am still stunned at this ) Finaly they got the papers to confiscate it & did. The DJ could not speak english for comment. Am I missing something here? A nice note ? I would think they would come in with axes in the first place. Guess I am just old fashioned................ 73 Tom Jones Mason N.H. _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected] --------------------------------- Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
