Not that impressive really. Whats all this crap worth, maybe $20k? Not really that much money. FM broadcast parts pop up in rather strange places these days for cheap since theres really not much legitimate commercial market for a boat-anchor transmitter.
You'd think someone smart/slick enough to get away with stealing that much gear would likely be smart enough to not get busted by the FCC for screwing with mall cops. Did this guy sell LM radio/programming for a living? JS Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: > > > Recently the FCC busted a local jammer and when his residence > was searched they found a treasure trove. There are over 200 pieces > of equipment involved including laptops, desktops, over 120 handhelds > and several repeaters. And broadcast equipment including a > commercial grade FM transmitter. > > If anybody has serial numbers on file that matches anything on > the lists mentioned below I think that the Ventura County Sheriff's > Department would like to hear from you - contact Detective Jon Smith > at (805) 494-8216 or via e-mail at jon.smith (at) ventura (dot) org > > The snippet below is from the "CGC Communicator, a broadcast industry > weekly newsletter published by Robert F. Gonsett, W6VR, <cgc (at) > cgc333 (dot) connectnet (dot) com>, Copyright 2009, Communications > General® Corporation (CGC). > Reprinted with permission, and the newsletter has given permission > for others to do likewise. No additional permission is needed. > > >****************************************************************** > > > > LIST OF POTENTIALLY STOLEN EQUIPMENT IN THE BONDY CASE > > > >The Ventura County Sheriff's Department has prepared its > >list of potentially stolen radio equipment in the Kevin Bondy > >case. Mr. Bondy is accused of jamming some southern California > >radio frequencies as discussed in recent CGC Communicator > >newsletters. A police search of his residence turned up an > >extraordinary amount of potentially stolen radio gear. > > > >Your help is needed. Is any of this equipment yours? Would > >you copy this story to others in the land-mobile and broadcast > >industries, particularly to equipment dealers and publications? > >If some or all of this equipment is stolen, the owners need to > >contact the Ventura County Sheriff pronto. > > > >Items #120 - 123 involve FM broadcast equipment; the rest > >is land-mobile gear (including repeaters) with a few miscellaneous > >items mixed in (e.g. computers, CB & amateur radio gear). The > >first URL takes you to the list. The second URL shows pictures > >of the FM broadcast equipment and gives contact information for > >the Ventura County Sheriff. > > > >Communications General Corp. has been in touch with Broadcast > >Electronics concerning Item #120, the solid state 1,000 watt FM > >broadcast transmitter. Unfortunately, the serial number is a bit > >outdated for their records, but perhaps you or an equipment dealer > >would have a record of the sales transaction. > > > >Thanks for helping by looking over the equipment list and > >forwarding this story to others. > > > > Equipment list: > > http://earthsignals.com/add_CGC/Oaks_Mall_09-5771.pdf > <http://earthsignals.com/add_CGC/Oaks_Mall_09-5771.pdf> > > > > Photographs of the FM broadcast equipment: > > http://earthsignals.com/add_CGC/Letters/Stolen%20Equipment.htm > <http://earthsignals.com/add_CGC/Letters/Stolen%20Equipment.htm> > > > > Background information on Mr. Bondy: > > http://www.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-290813A1.html > <http://www.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-290813A1.html> > > > >****************************************************************** > >
