At least they didn't send a SWAT team to break down the door and shoot the dog.
The story leaves it unclear whether the homeowner will face any charges since he "ceased and desisted" as ordered.
We are left guessing as to the station's power, but we guess it was beyond Part 15.
Lingering doubt... was the illegal station literally interfering with the licensed complainant? Could have been a lie.
I think he got off the hook because of Code Enforcement.
That would be good, John WDCX, if he got off the hook for his compliance.
But I was thinking, wouldn't it be interesting if the complaining licensee was a Christian station violating the 7th Commandment by "Bearing false witness?"
He got off lucky for committing a "fourth degree crime".
There is a lab experiment I want to do which would side-step 15.219, so I'd have to fall back on 15.209...
I want to try a transmission line from an indoor AM transmitter to an outdoor antenna about 20-feet away.
It's ll I think about day and night.
When part 15 becomes a gateway to 4th degree crime.
They weren't smart enough to check the neighbourhood with a radio to see if they were causing any interference to another station someone might be listening to...would have had to stop even if they were legal.
Mark
Fourth degree crimes in New Jersey
A defendant convicted of a fourth degree crime faces up to eighteen months in prison and a fine up to $10,000.
Felonies of the Third Degree in Florida
Felonies of the third degree are the least serious types of felonies in Florida, punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. If lawmakers fail to designate the punishment for or degree of a felony, then the crime is punishable as a third degree felony. (Fla. Stat. §§ 775.081, 775.082, 775.083.)
In Florida, theft of an automobile, and carrying a handgun without a permit are punishable as a felony of the third degree.
He was obviously outside of part 15 rules. I'd have to guess he was running one of those HLLY 7 watt transmitters or worse 30-100 watts which was amplified from one of those transmitters connected to an amplifier which was not filtered. You should run a 7 pole filter even if it was legal to rid harmonics but I'm guessing his transmitter was very dirty. Running a 20 foot antenna is really asking for trouble even if one was able to modify a Whole House FM Transmitter 3.0 or run a SainSonic or Decade FM Transmitter into an outside antenna at that hight.
Part 15 or barely outside it would probably be less noticable if one used common sence. This goes against any possible petition to increse part 15 to 100 mW or at least have it the same as Canada. Please people use the rule of common sence when running a transmitter because you ruin it for those who do run harmonic and interference FREE FM Transmitters.
Fully agree with Thelegacy's post! The FCC will use things like this to use as examples of why you can't relax the rules a bit.
Mark