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01/28/2016 | ARES Volunteers Help to Distribute Water in Ohio Community with Lead-Tainted Water
ARES volunteers in Ohio helped to distribute bottled water to residents in an Ohio town with lead-tainted water.
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11/24/2015 | Well-Known Contester Richard A. Strand, KL7RA, SK
Well-known contester and station builder Richard Strand, KL7RA, of Kenai, Alaska, died on November 20.
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10/24/2013 | FCC Fines Former Radio Amateur for Unlicensed Operation on 20 Meters
A former Missouri ham has been fined by the FCC for operating without a license.
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05/15/2013 | FCC Fines Pennsylvania Man $18,000 for Failing to Allow Inspection of CB Station
The FCC issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order (NAL) on May 14 in the amount of $18,000 to Nathaniel Johnson of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for failing to make his Citizens Band (CB) station available for inspection by the FCC and for
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03/21/2013 | FCC Reduces Pennsylvania Ham’s Fine
After affirming it was going to uphold a forfeiture in the amount of $4000 to Jose Torres, N3TX, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the FCC decided to lower the fine to $3500. The FCC issued the fine in May 2011, saying that Torres’ willful and repeated opera
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02/21/2013 | FCC Upholds California Man’s $24,000 Fine for Unlicensed Radio Operations, Refusing Inspection of Radio Equipment
In June 2011, the FCC issued a Forfeiture Order in the amount of $24,000 to Kevin W. Bondy of Encino, California for engaging in unlicensed radio operation, intentional interference to licensed radio operations and for refusing to allow an inspection of h
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01/04/2013 | FCC Finds New Jersey Ham Violated Communications Act, Reduces Forfeiture from $20,000 to $16,000
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 Communic
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12/06/2012 | Kansas Ham Issued $10,000 Fine for Operation of Unlicensed Broadcast Station
On December 5, Glen Rubash, KC0GPV, of Dwight, Kansas, was issued a $10,000 fine for what the FCC called “willfully and repeatedly” violating Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by operating an unlicensed radio transmitter on the fre
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