FCC Fines CBer for Operating Illegal Transmitter With Linear

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Helping to alleviate concerns that it rarely polices the Citizens Radio Service (CB), the FCC has fined an Alaska CBer $500 for “willfully and repeatedly” operating a non-certificated CB transmitter with an RF linear amplifier which, the Commission said, violated federal law and its rules and “voided his authority to operate his CB station.”

In a Forfeiture Order released October 30, the FCC not...





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[Mudfoot]

I'd like to have a gander at this HF direction finding center.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

CBer?? Safety of life operations on 21.965??? Misprint of frequency perhaps. Usually they call them unlicensed hams when that far from 11m and that close to a ham band.

 

[IMD262]

CBer?? Safety of life operations on 21.965??? Misprint of frequency perhaps. Usually they call them unlicensed hams when that far from 11m and that close to a ham band.

No misprint, he was operating on 27.025 MHz.

Glenn S. Yamada | FCC.gov

 

[Robb]

This is the same guy that we had a big conversation over awhile back on this forum:

http://www.worldwidedx.com/arrl-upd...n-interfering-air-traffic-using-cb-radio.html

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

No misprint, he was operating on 27.025 MHz.

Glenn S. Yamada | FCC.gov

Ahhhhh.....gotcha. Good old channel 6 splatter box emitting spurs and crud way down to 21.965 Mhz.

 

[2RT307]

I'd like to have a gander at this HF direction finding center.

Here's one in action!



73,
RT307

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

I'd like to have a gander at this HF direction finding center.

It is basically an Adcock array that has about 60 or so vertical elements and is electronically rotatable and quite directional.

Go to Google Earth and enter 7435 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia Maryland. That is the FCC main monitoring station. Slightly to the southeast of the main buildings is the antenna array. It looks like a big circle about 450 feet in diameter with the receiver building in the middle.

 

[2RT307]

It is basically an Adcock array that has about 60 or so vertical elements and is electronically rotatable and quite directional.

Go to Google Earth and enter 7435 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia Maryland. That is the FCC main monitoring station. Slightly to the southeast of the main buildings is the antenna array. It looks like a big circle about 450 feet in diameter with the receiver building in the middle.

I can't view it on my computer for whatever reason. From your description, it sounds more like an Elephant Cage. Are the two antenna arrays related?

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RT307

 

[n0zna]

They have one just outside of St Louis at Jefferson Barracks National Cem,just check by internet when needed i have heard.And also in KC.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

I can't view it on my computer for whatever reason. From your description, it sounds more like an Elephant Cage. Are the two antenna arrays related?

73,
RT307

I think you are right. I called it an Adcock array but i think it is an Elephant cage array. The real name for it is a Wullenweber antenna.

http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/chicksands-1989.jpg

 

[2RT307]

I think you are right. I called it an Adcock array but i think it is an Elephant cage array. The real name for it is a Wullenweber antenna.

http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/chicksands-1989.jpg

Yep, that's it! A good friend of mine used to monitor on one that was in Hawaii when he was in the Army. Curiously, the info I pulled up said they are outdated due to newer technology. I really wonder what kind of stuff is out there now.

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RT307

 

[2RT307]

Got Google Earth to work. Pretty cool stuff! Here she is:


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RT307

 

[Mudfoot]

I wish they'd videotape the offenders as they bust 'em. Would be fun to watch.

 

[2RT307]

I wish they'd videotape the offenders as they bust 'em. Would be fun to watch.

Hmmmm... new reality show? You may be on to something!

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RT307